Kennewick Man

The Kennewick Man is human skeleton discovered in 1996 whose ethnic affiliation has sparked legal controversy and scientific debates. Scientists asserted that the Kennewick Man neither belonged to Native Americans nor related to the tribes in the Northwest areas of Pacific region. These two groups advocated for the repatriation bones because they believed they were related to the Kennewick Man. The main law that warranted the return of the bones to natives was the Native Americans Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). However, the outcome of the scientific analysis rendered null the application of the NAGPRA rules. This led to the allowance of more studies of the bones (Rasmussen). The controversy persisted for many years before…

Summarize the key players in the Kennewick Man Controversy The key players in the Kennewick Man Controversy were James Chatters a person who runs an archaeological firm and consults with local corners. In the late part of July 1996 James Chatters would be contacted by the Benton County Coroner. Some teenagers had found some skeletal remains which had washed up on Colombia River bank. There would be more bones found in the same location later on and Chatter would begin to reconstruct those…

As modern technology advances, genetic testing has become more advanced and accurate than ever before. In the case of the Kennewick Man, also called The Ancient One, it has been a tool that has helped with a controversial issue. If the bones of the Kennewick Man are given to Washington state, the continuance of the research would lead to a greater outcome for the rest of humanity. However, one can argue that the culture of native tribes of Washington must be respected. Furthermore, it is…

The Kennewick man is a human skeleton discovered by two college students in July 1996. The students were trying to get a better view of a hydroplane race, so they went along the Columbia river to find a spot. While they were on the river, they noticed something in the water. This turned out to be the skull of the Kennewick man. After they reported the incident, an archaeologist found the rest of the skeleton. They were able to find 90% of the Kennewick man’s skeleton. The man was about 45 years…

Question 1 The Native American in our group argued that because NAGPRA applies and that the location of the bones indicates Kennewick man could be of Native American ancestry, his bones should be returned to the tribe and reburied after DNA testing is completed in order to show respect to the tribe and their culture. On the other hand, the scientist in our group reasoned that Kennewick man does not actually belong to the tribes because he is not necessarily a part of their heritage as he is more…

Anthropologists and Native Americans were the major participants in the controversial debate and court case over the ownership of the Kennewick Man, sometimes called the “Ancient One.” The US Army Corps of Engineers, who superintended the land where the Kennewick Man was found, also participated, siding with the natives to fight for the reburial of the Ancient One The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, otherwise known as NAGPRA, is a federal law that protects items in…

a monumental piece of history, I wasn’t interested in the topic. I wanted to research something complex and challenging, something that encouraged me to think differently. It was through my History advisor that I finally found my topic. He directed my path towards the Kennewick Man Case—a long lawsuit with a longer controversy behind it. Although the topic is recent and sparsely studied, I accepted the challenge with stride. My favorite part of this project was conducting interviews. My…

Additionally, this paper will contextualize and analyze the legal interpretation of NAGPRA in relation to the Kennewick Man case of the 1990s. The discovery and the subsequent interpretation of the remains by Smithsonian archaeologists, led to considerable controversy and debate over the ownership and classification of Kennewick Man as American Indian. In which the Umatilla people and other tribes have claimed Kennewick Man as their own and wanted the remains returned to them for reburial under…

Archaeology in the case of the Kennewick Man served as evidence, mystery solver, historical documentation, and dispersion of conflict. As a mystery solver, it confirmed the Native Americans’ claim that the bones belonged to one of their ancestors. This was provided by a thorough DNA test that indicated that the bones were related to Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest (Haviland). The irony as stated in the textbook is that the very thing the Native Americans did not want happening help to…

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