Dutch government agrees to return seven ceremonial objects to Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

The year of commemorations that began on 1 July 2023 ended after drawing attention to slavery histories across the European Netherlands, Suriname, and the Caribbean islands. The anniversary also...

Descendants could apply to change surnames linked to enslavers without paying the normal administrative fee. The measure addressed a concrete legacy of imposed naming, but did not establish collective...

Curaçao’s prime minister signed the treaty on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Associate membership enables participation in regional cooperation and trade, but the agreement excludes Curaçao...

The state returned 288 objects after Indonesia requested their restitution. They included four Hindu-Buddhist sculptures and 284 objects taken during the 1906 Dutch conquest of southern Bali. The...

The municipality returned two singa statues from Lombok and 66 objects from South Bali held by the Wereldmuseum. Local restitution extended the debate beyond national collections and recognized that...

Indonesia’s National Museum opened an exhibition of cultural objects repatriated under the 2022 agreement with the Netherlands. Public display placed the returned heritage within Indonesian...

The government reported on the memorial year, community grant schemes, research and other recognition measures. The program continued through 2027, but critics maintained that state-funded projects...

The Dutch government agreed to return 119 objects looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin City, including objects held by state and Rotterdam collections. Nigerian claims and provenance...

A Pueblo delegation received seven objects, including a sacred winter drum, in a return ceremony at Wereldmuseum Leiden. The return answered a long-running community claim and recognized that...

The two Caribbean countries introduced a shared currency through their monetary union. Currency issuance is a marker of institutional cooperation and local decision-making, while the islands remain...