France to return bodies of Indigenous people exhibited in colonial ‘human zoos’
The draft law meets a long-standing demand of Indigenous communities in France’s overseas territories, acknowledging a dark chapter from the country’s past. But it was not only plants and animals that were “acclimatised” to grey skies and cold winters in this leafy corner of the French capital. Between 1877 and 1931, the amusement park hosted numerous “ethnological shows” displaying Indigenous groups from colonised lands in “traditional” dress, which drew huge crowds of visitors from Paris and across Europe.
- ▪The draft law meets a long-standing demand of Indigenous communities in France’s overseas territories, acknowledging a dark chapter from the country’s past.
- ▪But it was not only plants and animals that were “acclimatised” to grey skies and cold winters in this leafy corner of the French capital.
- ▪Between 1877 and 1931, the amusement park hosted numerous “ethnological shows” displaying Indigenous groups from colonised lands in “traditional” dress, which drew huge crowds of visitors from Paris and across Europe.
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Advertising Home France France to return bodies of Indigenous people exhibited in colonial ‘human zoos’ Interview France French senators have unanimously passed a bill allowing for the remains of people who were exhibited in colonial-era “human zoos” in Paris to be returned to their ancestral lands in French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America. The draft law meets a long-standing demand of Indigenous communities in France’s overseas territories, acknowledging a dark chapter from the country’s past. Issued on: 19/05/2026 - 20:21Modified: 19/05/2026 - 21:31 5 min Reading time Share By: Benjamin DODMAN File photo: A ritual ceremony featuring the remains of Indigenous Kalina community members who died in 19th-century "human zoos" at Paris's Musée de l'Homme, September 17, 2024.
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