Community Awareness and Restitution of Isanzu Ancestors' Human Remains from the University of Göttingen Collections to Mkalama District, Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2303564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M F Chami (0000-0003-3081-1958, University of Dar es Salaam), Alma Simba (0000-0002-0276-8211, University of Dar es Salaam), Alma Abu Simba (University of Dar es Salaam), Holger Stoecker (0009-0008-8556-4468, University of Göttingen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-178 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0397 • E-ISSN: 1868-6869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00020397231202806 |
| OpenAlex | W4387332313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper investigates the restitution of Tanzanian human remains from colonial contexts in the Anthropological Collection at the University of Göttingen, Germany. This collection contains 66 human remains from Tanzania whereby 22 of them are from the Isanzu ethnic group. This paper focuses on the Isanzu human remains from Mkalama District in Singida Region and examines the circumstances of acquisition and their historical background. This interdisciplinary research combines methodological approaches from critical historical provenance research and cultural anthropology to study the Isanzu remains. We include investigation of the Isanzu ethnic group's awareness, emotions, opinions, and concerns over the restitution of their Ancestors' remains back to the community. This paper proposes a plan for best practices in restitution and urges that wisdom, agreement, and negotiation results of Isanzu stakeholders should be taken into account to bring the restitution process of Isanzu's Ancestors to fruition
Colonialism · Deportation · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Negotiation · Political science · Restitution · Social science · Sociology · Tanzania · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |