Repatriation, indigenous peoples, and development lessons from Africa, North America, and Australia

Repatriation issues--those involving the return of human remains and cultural property of various societies--are a major concern of indigenous peoples world-wide. Efforts have been made by indigenous peoples in places as far afield as Australia, Tasmania, southern Africa, Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the Pacific to get museums and universities to return biological and cultural materials that they believe belong to them.