'Dahomey' Follows Relics' Return to Benin in a Moving Documentary
Briefly

"The students speak beautifully about the pieces as relics from the reign of kings and symbols of Western colonialism, and also as works of art..."
"One student, in fact, downplaying the importance of the pieces still held in France, argues persuasively, 'Our immaterial heritage - our dances, traditions and knowhow - are still in our country!'"
"Its themes of cultural identity and ownership, and independence and self-determination, are relevant to all former colonies."
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