Taken during colonial times, the skull from a young Tasmanian Aboriginal man was shipped to Europe. After spending more than 170 years in a Scottish university collection, and before that some years ...

The only thing known about him is that he was a member of the Big River tribe – one of many tribes that have ... the university contacted the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) in 2019, and ...

The only thing known about him is that he was a member of the Big River tribe – one of many tribes that have been completely wiped out and for which ... Plans for the repatriation of the remains began ...

The only thing known about him is that he was a member of the Big River tribe - one of many tribes that have been completely wiped out and for which ... Plans for the repatriation of the remains began ...

“It would be unacceptable for these ancestral remains to be used for research, teaching or exhibitions purposes:” A Tasmanian Aboriginal murder victim’s skull held in Scotland for 170 years ...

After more than 170 years at a Scottish university, the remains of a young Aboriginal man who was killed on his Country have returned home.

Tuesday’s handover ceremony comes 30 years after the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) first requested the item’s return. The university refused the initial request in 1995, and then turned ...