West Australian archaeologists are investigating the history of indigenous people medically incarcerated in leprosariums.
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They say there is evidence people were confined there for other reasons.
Elders in the Pilbara region say the research is an important part of truth-telling about the way indigenous people were treated in the past.
And a warning, this story includes images of people who have died.
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