Nov 23, 2023
Because it belongs to her family. They survived being someone else's property and having no rights to any physical property. Cultural wealth is the only kind of wealth they have, and they want to keep control of it for themselves.
Put yourself in her shoes for a moment. This should not be so hard to understand, especially considering all the cultural and physical wealth stolen from her people. Did you know that the Beatles (among many others) started by plagiarizing from Black artists?