1996 onward

Kennewick / Ancient One dispute

Washington; claimant Indigenous nations

Discovery of ancient remains led to litigation and racialized public speculation about ancestry. The controversy delayed repatriation and illustrated conflict over scientific authority, identity, and Indigenous responsibilities to ancestors.

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Context / qualification

The book predates subsequent DNA findings and 2017 reburial; a modern update needs later sources.

Sources

• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), conclusion

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