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In April 2019, Bristol City Museum handed over human remains and grave goods to a Tong’va delegation in a small ceremony. The result of a claim made by the Ti’at Society in 2016, following work by Bristol academics, this repatriation marked an important act of restorative justice. One of the delegates, Desiree Martinez, said: “As Native Americans, we are in constant state of mourning knowing that our Ancestors’ graves have been disturbed and their remains and burial goods removed to sit on museum shelves, all over the world, to be “˜studied’. Today we are joyful that we can bring our Ancestors back to the United States and rebury them in their homelands. We are grateful that Bristol Museum & Gallery have been gracious enough to work with us to make this possible.”