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Following the report, the Dutch government established the Restitution Committee for Colonial Collections , which in 2022 issued guidelines for the unconditional return of human remains to countries of origin. St. Eustatius—a special municipality of the Netherlands since 2010—presented a unique case: it is not a sovereign nation but a Dutch territory. Yet its people demanded the same rights as any independent nation. The World News Following the report, the Dutch
is now tasked with consulting the local community to determine proper burial procedures. The goal is to ensure the ancestors are reburied in a manner that is respectful and appropriate to their original homeland. Yet its people demanded the same rights as
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“They are not going into a glass case,” explained Clyde van Putten, commissioner of culture for St. Eustatius. “They are going into the earth. That is the final repatriation. From dust to dust, but now in the right dust—the dust of their homeland.”