Exhumation of Yagan's head
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The exhumation of Yagan's head refers to a significant event in Australian history involving the remains of Yagan, an Aboriginal man from the Noongar people in Western Australia. Yagan was known for his resistance against European colonization in the early 19th century. After he was killed in 1833, his head was severed and displayed as a form of trophy, a common practice at the time to symbolize domination over Indigenous people.
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