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It's not your use of the word "ambivalent"; it's your phrase: > but it comes at a cost of stomping on Native American rights If the Kennewick man is not an
by biot 12y ago
It's not your use of the word "ambivalent"; it's your phrase:
> but it comes at a cost of stomping on Native American rights
If the Kennewick man is not an ancestor of the Native American people, then the Native American people have as much claim to the Kennewick man remains as they would to an ancient Viking's remains. From that perspective, how are their rights being stomped on?
- cjensen 12y agoI consider it "stomping" because the law says the remains belong to the tribes. I'm not fond of that law, but it is clear about who pre-Columbian remains belongs to. I'm very surprised the scientists got any access.