Dignity Restored: Corpse of 63 Khoisan People Buried aAgain in South Africa

South Africa reburied the remains of 63 Khoisan people, one of southern Africa’s oldest indigenous populations, on Monday, after some of their bodies were sent to European museums more than a century ago. President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the event in which the remains were laid to rest at a historic monument in Steinkopf, Northern Cape province. A series of freshly dug graves dotted the scene, with wooden coffins, some dressed in traditional clothes, arranged side by side. Traditional elders gave prayers as a farewell based in custom.

One of the leaders, James Mapanga, stated that this is more than just a funeral; it is a return of dignity that has long been denied. Six of the remains were returned from the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, while the others were stored at South Africa’s Iziko Museums.

South African authorities stated that the remains returned from Glasgow were exhumed from graves between 1868 and 1924. The university also returned two plaster facial casts and a smoking pipe recovered from a burial site. It is about admitting that the past, depending on how painful, must be addressed with honesty and fortitude to complete the healing process,” the president added.

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