Mungo Lady was returned to Country in 1991,with Mungo Man joining her in 2017. They're both currently in secure storage at Mungo National Park.
Ms Ley said it was important for all 108 remains to be reburied as per the wishes of the local Aboriginal community.
“I have found that while it is important that we are able to document history,it is equally important that we respect the cultural intent of the burial process and the heartfelt views of the descendants,"she said.
“Forty-two thousand years ago Aboriginal people were living - and thriving - on the edge of what was then a rich lakeside. In the last four decades their remains have been removed,analysed,stored,and extensively investigated in the interests of western science."
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But some in the community aren’t pleased with the news. Mutthi Mutthi man Jason Kelly,a former member of the AAG,said the group had not properly consulted Aboriginal people in the region.
“This dismisses the voice of the Elders past and present,” he said.
Mr Kelly argued that Elders in previous decades wanted a keeping place on Country where remains could be respectfully studied,before being reburied at known locations where people could pay their respects.
The current plans are for the burial places not to be publicly disclosed.
“This decision undoes all of that hard work and relationship building between Elders and all other stakeholders out at Mungo,” he said.
Ms Winch said the AAG had consulted widely and thoroughly with local Aboriginal people.
The Department of Environment and Heritage also said that there was extensive community consultation,which showed a majority of submissions supported the reburial plans.
State Environment and Heritage Minister James Griffin welcomed the news,saying he hoped it brought closure to the traditional owners who’d spent years fighting for the reburial.
“I can’t imagine the grief they’ve experienced in this process,especially considering some of the elders who fought for the return of these remains are no longer with us,"he said.
“While the discovery of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady helped scientists establish that Aboriginal people have been in Australia for more than 42,000 years,it’s time to let their spirits rest in peace."
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