The Unfinished Business of Colonialism: Naga Ancestral Remains and the Healing of the Land
Dr. Arkotong Longkumer, The University of Edinburgh Dr. Dolly Kikon, The University of Melbourne During the lockdown in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, undertook a major reform. They decided to overhaul insensitive displays that highlighted the violent history of colonialism and imperialism. The Pitt Rivers Museum recognised that their collections have propagated harmful colonial stereotypes of cultures across the world. This statement of intent is reflected in the Museum’s ‘Committed to Change’ where it says that they ‘aim to be part of a process...