When portions of Jamestown VA became an archaological site, some of my ancestor's remains ended up on display in a museum.
We feel privileged to help advance knowledge of those times.
Now, when we get to the Colville, Nez Perce, Umatilla and Yakama, we already know enough about Kennewick Man to suspect that the real motive these guys have is to hide the fact that their ancestors butchered and ate him!
The dammage to indian COMMERCIAL claims. What happens when it is tangibly provent the indians were only one of many? Does that mean I am able to open a casino on my land?
Indians came here like everyone else. Indians never owned the land. They thought they were cheating the dutch by selling manhatan. Their thoughts were that no one can "own" an island. They were wrong.