In a historic moment, the University of Oxford has returned the remains of 39 individuals from the Naga community, who were taken during British colonial rule in India. A delegation of approximately 30 individuals from Nagaland, a mountainous state in northeastern India, attended a ceremony at the Pitt Rivers Museum to receive these remains, most of which are skulls. The remains will be returned to India and honored with a respectful burial under a joint memorial in a park within Nagaland. This significant event is part of an ongoing decolonization process, marking the end of over a century-long journey for these ancestral remains. The Pitt Rivers Museum, known for its vast collection of objects associated with Naga culture, primarily acquired during British colonial rule in India and Myanmar, will now have 219 fewer human remains following this return. These remains were often collected during punitive military expeditions rather than voluntarily given. The latest handover to India follows a formal request made by a Naga delegation during their visit to Oxford in 2025. The museum had announced the intention to return these remains back in September of that year. During their trip, the delegation also met descendants of one of the anthropologists involved in the collection of these remains, sparking contemplation about the questionable methods used during this period. Anthropological studies suggest that the Naga people once practiced headhunting and kept the heads of their chiefs at village centers, but further research is needed to understand the context surrounding the acquisition of these specific remains. The Pitt Rivers Museum has previously returned human remains to indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, demonstrating a commitment to returning ancestral remains where possible.