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The Compass: The Reclaimers : The reclaimers: Into the valley

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The reclaimers: Into the valley

27/07/2022 GMT

The Reclaimers

BBC World Service - The Compass, The Reclaimers, The reclaimers: Into the valley

How Western museums tell the stories of others.

Travelling from Lusaka to the Gwembe Valley and then on to Kabwe, Kema Sikazwe hears from people living in communities where artefacts were taken.

In the shadow of the Kariba Dam, Kema meets people who were forced from their land when the valley was flooded who explain how promises made at the time have not been kept.

Finally, at the lead-mining site where the Broken Hill Skull was discovered in Kabwe 1921, Kema meets former workers who describe how their homes remain contaminated, more than 25 years on, the UN estimates they are among 300,000 people living on toxic ground.

Producer: Andy Jones and Will Sadler
A Radio Film production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Kema Sikawaze stands next to the Broken Hill man skull. Credit: Radio Film)

The Compass: The Reclaimers 

The Reclaimers 

As Western museums grapple with their colonial legacies and encounter ongoing pressure to repatriate artefacts, they face a fundamental question: how do they tell the uncomfortable stories behind the items in their collections?

After being invited to take part in events that coincide with the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kema Sikazwe returns to Zambia for the first time since he was three years old, and asks: who has the right to tell these stories?

As the former ‘British Empire Games’ draws nearer, Kema finds out what the world of museums can learn from the communities, artists and curators who are struggling to reclaim global stories about their culture and identity.

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