Repatriation of Bunun remains at National Taiwan University

The repatriation of Bunun remains at National Taiwan University refers to a dispute between the Bunun Mayuan Village (Bunun: Damayan, Chinese: 馬遠部落, and Japanese: 馬遠村) and National Taiwan University (NTU) over the return of ancestral remains. In 1960, a research team from NTU's College of Medicine excavated human remains from the Damayan Tribe cemetery in Wanrong, Hualien County, without the consent of the families, and transported them to the university's laboratory for academic study.

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Repatriation of Bunun remains at National Taiwan University

The repatriation of Bunun remains at National Taiwan University refers to a dispute between the Bunun Mayuan Village (Bunun: Damayan, Chinese: 馬遠部落, and Japanese: 馬遠村) and National Taiwan University (NTU) over the return of ancestral remains. In 1960, a research team from NTU's College of Medicine excavated human remains from the Damayan Tribe cemetery in Wanrong, Hualien County, without the consent of the families, and transported them to the university's laboratory for academic study.

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