Originally a place for information and tools to protest against UC Berkeley's elimination of its Autonomous NAGPRA (Native American Graves and Repatriation Act) Unit, this site documents what is happening with the collection at the Hearst, and the UCOP Repatriation Committee's rulings.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Now the Irish came to America 8500+ years ago:
“These are not Native Americans,” said James McManis, the San Jose lawyer for the professors. “We’re sure where they’re from. They had primarily a seafood diet, not the diet if any way of these tribes. They were a seafaring people. They could be traveling Irishman who touched on the continent.
“The idea that we’re going to turn this incredible treasure over to some local tribe because they think it’s grandma’s bones is crazy.”
Read it all at:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/24/dispute-erupts-over-ancient-human-remains-found/
(And who does this guy represent in Federal court???)
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