Indigenous New Zealanders fight to repatriate their ancestors’ stolen remains: ‘they were viewed as specimens’
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Some European settlers developed a grim fascination with the remains of indigenous Maori people and Morioris, who are native to the Chatham Islands. The biggest trophies were the tattooed heads of warriors and leaders.