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The Dutch government has promised ongoing support for Indigenous cultural revitalization on St. Eustatius, including funding for a community archaeology program that would train Statians to manage their own ancestral sites—a sharp departure from the colonial model of foreign experts extracting knowledge. I need to follow the search plan provided
The repatriation is part of a broader, though often slow-moving, effort by the Netherlands to address its colonial legacy. In recent years, the Dutch government has returned artifacts looted from Indonesia and Sri Lanka, as well as remains from Suriname. However, this is the first repatriation to the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Eustatius, setting a potential precedent for neighboring islands like Saba and Bonaire. I need to open them to gather detailed