Aboriginal man laid to rest in moving ceremony 90 years after he was killed by police at Uluru
by Lorena Allam Indigenous affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#64PHX)
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The families of an Aboriginal man shot and killed by police at Uluru 90 years ago, have finally laid his remains to rest at the base of the rock in a deeply emotional ceremony, with his descendants calling for an apology and compensation from governments and police.
The partial remains of Pitjantjatjara man Yokun were repatriated to the place where he was shot and killed in 1934 by mounted constable Bill McKinnon.
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