A public awareness \u201cDialogue on Repatriation of Naga Ancestral Human Remains\u201d was conducted by \u201cRecover, Restore and Decolonise (RRaD)\u201d team at the Jubilee Memorial College Mokokchung and Nagaland University (NU), Lumami on November 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key speaker of the event was associate professor, Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Melbourne, Dr. Dolly Kikon and moderated by Associate Professor, Christian Counselling & Psychotherapy, Oriental Theological Seminary, Dr. Ellen Jamir.
In her keynote address, Dr. Dolly said RRaD was officially launched in 2022 under the initiative of Naga Forum with a group of intergenerational Naga researchers, scholars, peace activists & human rights activists, students and people from different walks of life thinking about the repatriation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Dolly highlighted that there were officially 6466 Naga artefacts which included more than 230 Naga human remains at the Oxford University Pitt Rivers Museum.
Clarifying on some of the miscommunication and misconception on the human remains, she said there was an impression that the past Naga warriors were head hunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said such narratives required repatriation of the Naga human remains to recover the past stories. Dr. Dolly said restoration of the past would enhance the dignity of the many Naga scholars, researchers, thinkers and students at par with the global level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emphasising on decolonisation, Dr. Dolly viewed that Naga community should become global in nature so that Naga histories should not be academically marginalise. She challenged the audience to preserve the heritage and identity, contrasting it with the clarity of colonisers and oppressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Kikon while acknowledging Rev Longri Ao\u2019s philosophy encouraged the Nagas to follow the footsteps of Rev. Longri, a Naga philosopher and political thinker from south Asia who articulated the challenge of cease fire not only in the context of India but also within the border of south Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RRaD coordinator, and moderator Dr. Ellen Jamir stated that the main work evolved studying and networking with indigenous elders, conducting participatory action research, generating public awareness, and developing a strong case for the official return of Naga human return from the university of Oxford. Principal of JMC Dr. Imtiwati Jamir and Prof. Dept of Geography Dr Lanusashi Longkumer delivered the welcome address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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