How conservation led to healing bonds between the Kwaio people of the Solomon Islands and Australia
"We know that it's only a couple of generations since many lives were lost and a huge amount of hurt happened on all sides of that situation," said Dr Rebecca Johnson, director of the Australian Museum Research Institute and newly appointed chief scientist to the Smithsonian museum in Washington.
For passionate conservationist and Kwaio leader Tommy Esau, it took some time to convince others in the tribe to trust the scientists and their work."So they have different questions: what are they coming to do? Who are they?" "It's incredibly powerful to think that [in] acknowledging that hurt, an apology really makes a huge difference, even if it seems like it was generations ago," said Dr Johnson.
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