Re: oldest American skull found!

From: Eric Stevens (eric.stevens_at_sum.co.nz)
Date: 10/10/04


Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:52:06 +1300

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 22:52:45 -0500, Tom McDonald
<tmcdonald2672@nohormelcharter.net> wrote:

>Larry Caldwell wrote:
>> In article <BqI9d.679033$Gx4.459134@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
>> Donevenask@worlnet.att.net (Philip Deitiker) says...
>>
>>
>>>NAGPRA is not a stupid law, it guarantees that Native American
>>>remains are treated as respectively as Europeans remains even
>>>though the burial traditions differ markedly.
>>
>>
>> Native Americans need to get over it. Take a look at the thread about
>> Medieval Surgeons. They dug up 700 Yorkshire skeletons from 1000 years
>> ago to take a look at them. Nobody cares. That's your example of
>> treating remains 'respectively' as Europeans.
>>
>
> No, Indians don't have to get over it. We need to work
>together to develop a workable system that respects everyone and
>their beliefs.

Frankly, I don't think that's possible.

Eric Stevens



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