Dimapur, Nov. 10 -- Thirty-nine Naga ancestral remains held at the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum for more than a century have been formally handed over to Naga representatives, marking a significant step towards their repatriation to Nagaland.

The handover took place on November 9, when the Oxford University Council transferred custodianship of the remains to the Naga people through the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and the Naga Tribe Hoho. They are now being returned to their home, with Naga Solidarity Park in Kohima designated as their burial site.

The transfer followed a six-year process facilitated by the FNR, which began in 2020. The Transfer of Title Form was signed by Professor Laura Van Broekhoven on behalf of ...