United States: Science And Native Rights: Walking In Two Worlds

United States: Science And Native Rights: Walking In Two Worlds Keith Kloor, 2010   The small but growing number of Native American archaeologists sometimes find themselves torn between their culture and their profession, as tribal traditions clash with scientific inquiry. Now new government rules, which allow tribes to claim "unaffiliated" remains and objects, are likely to stir up old tensions, as researchers fear a loss to science (see main text). The central conflict these...

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