HIST 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kennewick Man, United States Department Of The Interior, Caucasian Race
Document Summary
Opportunities and obstacles in the era of self-determination. Media skull : is kennewick man white b/c of his supposedly caucasoid, if so indians were not really here first and indigenous sovereignty becomes bogus. 2010 tribes opt not to challenge lower court ruling, citing hostility of supreme court interior department adopts final ruling on meaning of cultural affiliation and unidentifiable remains. Native peoples at once dependent on congress and courts to protect and promote their rights as sovereign nations & unable to count on them to do it: opportunities, obstacles, and uneven ground what we"re left with. June of this year ancient one is closely related to indigenous people. What are the stakes of having a legitimate indian identity: special rights. Right to reclaim remains of objects and ancestors. Can force people to rebury the remains that may otherwise be open to testing and scientific research. Education and health care through the federal government.
