Rematriation differs from the more widely known concept of repatriation. Where repatriation often focuses on the legal return of colonial objects, rematriation emphasizes the restoration of relationships, knowledge systems, and ritual care practices. These ideas strongly resonate with the concept of spiritual reparations, a term developed within The Museum of Black Futures by visual artist Femi Dawkins.

We can only enforce repatriation and reparation if we are the owners and make the community shareholders.