13th July 2017, 10:38 AM
(11th July 2017, 07:36 AM)Marc Berger Wrote: The culture of the indigenous people of the world are having their ancestry made a commodity by the multinationals. Those people thought they had a contract with the church for ever which turns out couldn't match Dinos day rate. You have any indigenous sympathises in your bones Dino ? A place you feel free to go walkabout?
I strongly agree - Indigenous people fighting for return and 'ownership' of ancestral remains are often either very surprised that we would treat our own dead like this, or just saddened for us that our culture has ended up this way. We diminish ourselves when we disrespect our ancestors.
If a large rail project, for example, necessitated the disturbance of a known burial ground, personally i would just prefer it was built elsewhere. The presumption should be that if that is a Place for the Old People, then that is where they should stay. Some other land will have to be found for the development. The presumption should be about 'taboo' and 'stewardship', not just 'mitigation'; and if this not fully enacted with ancestral human remains, then when can it ever be ?