You have to have a hunters mentality – Repatriation with Edward Halealoha Ayau

CN: In this episode we talk about repatriation of human remains.

The more reconciliation is promoted, advocated, championed, the better of we all arr as community as nations as pople to get away from this racist view. That's why his the work from our guest today Edward Halealoha Ayau is so important. He has been an activist for over 30 years.   He has led efforts to repatriate iwi kūpuna (ancestral Hawaiian skeletal remains), moepū (funerary possessions) and mea kapu (sacred objects). Earlier this year he was in Vienna and Germany taken part in repatriation ceremonies.

We talked with about his work and what changed during the last 30 years. We also talked to him about the traumatic issues he deals with so often, and the criticism he is confronted with.

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Edward Halealoha Ayau Speaks From Germany, The Big Island Video News, Februar, 2022: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/02/14/video-edward-halealoha-ayau-speaks-from-germany/