[Moonmad27]

This is great news, and it's been too long in getting here. There was no proof except for preconceived ideas that Kennewick man "belonged" to this tribe or that. He, and other remains that are studied, may overthrow whole books' worth of theories, not to mention erroneous "traditions". The whole repatriation act needs to be overhauled -- if not thrown out completely. Indian remains are not the only ones in museums or under study.

[Bernard Marx]

The whole repatriation act needs to be overhauled -- if not thrown out completely. Indian remains are not the only ones in museums or under study.

Absolutely. The argument above that giving the remains back to the Indians is an 'establishment of religion' makes a lot of sense to me. Worse, giving the remains back undermines the very concept of science. If scientists can be embargoed from engaging in science on the basis of political correctness, we're in a lot more trouble than we think!