Ancient One, also known as Kennewick Man, repatriated

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Less than 24 hours after they were inventoried in Seattle, the remains of the Ancient One — also known as Kennewick Man — were laid to rest at a private ceremony at an undisclosed location Saturday, according Colville tribal chairman Michael Marchand.

The repatriation of the bones, which were found near the Columbia River in Kennewick in 1996, came after the five claimant tribes — the Colville, Yakama, Nez Perce, Umatilla and Wanapum — received the remains Friday.

"Thank you for everyone's help and prayers from all over the planet," Marchand Told the Tribune. "Yesterday the (Ancient One) was transferred to the tribes in Seattle. Today he was buried. ... There were some amazing songs and ceremonies. This took most of the day Friday."

The burial followed a Friday inventory by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation at the Burke Museum, where the remains have been housed for a majority of the time they've been uncovered.

http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_aa38c0c2-f66f-11e6-9b50-7bb1418f3d3d.html

[Squinch]

1. Good news.

[Brother Buzz]

2. Kennewick Man's DNA was sampled, and....

the bones were studied ten ways to Tuesday, so I'm good with the repatriation.

Very very often, DNA sampling is not allowed and science loses.

[Judi Lynn]

3. It's good to learn this effort was begun during the last administration...

From the article:

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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., spearheaded the Bring The Ancient One Home Act, which brought awareness following the DNA results. A provision in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for a Nation Act, which was signed by former President Barack Obama in December, required the corps to facilitate the return of the Ancient One to the claimant tribes.

Chairman Marchand acknowledged Adeline Fredin, the tribe's first History & Archaeology program manager, and the late Colville tribal chairman Jim Boyd, who died in office in 2016, for their roles in the return.

Tribal Tribune, the official publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, was not permitted to attend Saturday's ceremony.

It makes you wonder why someone decided Tribal Tribune would not be allowed to attend. That is truly nasty.

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Thank you for the information.

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4. I suspect they expedited the process as much as possible.

In my very limited experience with repatriation/reinterment of native remains, it is kept extremely private. I'd be surprised if any press was invited.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Thanks for your comment. Sounds better than my first impression. n/t