another update
Hastings says rule change would hurt science
Proposed federal regulations covering the disposition of ancient
human remains would effectively prevent scientific study,
according to Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash.
The regulations proposed by the Department of Interior are an
"obvious attempt to end-run congressional intent and a federal
court ruling in the long-fought Kennewick Man case," he wrote in
a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
However, Rob Roy Smith, a Seattle attorney who represented the
region's tribes in the Kennewick Man litigation, said Hastings'
letter overstates the reach of the proposals.
http://www.kennewick-man.com/kman/news/story/9574967p-9486612c.html
Edited by eaglecap - 18-Jan-2008 at 05:02