Remains of ancestors returned to Tonga | The World

The remains of two males taken from Tonga and stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their present-day descendants living on the southern ʻEua island. More than 150 years after their deaths, the ancestors' skulls have been laid to rest in a royal funeral service attended by hundreds of people. Marian Kupu reports.
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