Published On: Thu, Apr 25th, 2024

Spears taken 254 years ago finally returned to Indigenous people in Australia

A close-up of some of the spears stolen by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago.

Two and a half centuries after James Cook stole them from their ancestors, the Gweagal clan of the Dharawal people in Australia are finally getting four of their spears back.

CBC | World News

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Spears taken 254 years ago finally returned to Indigenous people in Australia