Corinne Toka Devilliers, whose ancestor was exhibited in a Paris 'human zoo' in the 1890s, calls for the repatriation of six Native American remains from France, aiming for proper rituals for her ancestors.
Corinne Toka Devilliers, whose ancestor was exhibited in a Paris "human zoo" in the 1890s, calls for the repatriation of six Native American remains from France, aiming for proper rituals for her ancestors.Corinne Toka Devilliers says the bones of these six human beings have been lingering in storage at the French capital's Musee de l'Homme for more than a century. / Photo: AFP
In early 1892, 33 Native Americans boarded a ship in Paramaribo, the capital of the Dutch Guiana, which became Suriname after independence, according to Devilliers' research. The manager of the Jardin d'Acclimatation, an attractions park in Paris, had requested French explorer Francois Laveau bring back Native Americans to be part of the latest exhibit.
She created the Moliko Alet+Po non-governmental organisation, whose name means"The Descendants of Moliko" in the Kali'na language, to seek reparations for the treatment of her ancestors. France's parliament last year passed a bill that paves the way towards human remains contained in its museum collections being repatriated to their countries of origin., the French culture ministry said it was looking into the issue.The Native Americans arrived in Paris in the winter in 1892, Toka Devilliers. / Photo: AFPUntil a solution is found, Toka Devilliers has brought over a shaman — a spiritual healer — to conduct a ceremony around the remains at the museum on Tuesday.
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