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One of the tension that I found that was interesting is between the indigenous knowledge and western science. I think it was interesting to see the perspective between the indigenous people and the scientists. Going back to the readings/videos about Kennewick Man’s story, Kennewick is really rare and it was one of a kind, the reading states “Losing Kennewick Man means future scientists won’t have him to compare against other ancient remains.” Scientists wants to learn more about Kennewick man and they don’t want to lose it. They know that they won’t be able to compare their findings if they lose to to the remaining ancients that they might find in the future. This indicate that they just care about their research and not on the person, since it is so old already. …show more content…

Begay one of the tribe member said “It’s important to respect the Earth. In the origin stories, that’s where his people come from.” The tribes won’t allow one of their kind to be studied and be put in some kind of museum, they want Kennewick man’s bone to be buried and pay their respect. They really want to point out that he is one of their kind and they will take responsibilities for it. I want to agree with the indigenous people, because they want to take care one of their kind and give their respects. As for the scientists, it shows that they only care about their studies and does not care about Kennewick man. It is disrespectful and I don’t agree with them on that. But I also think it would be useful if they were able to study about it, they might be able to find something that they have never knew about and to be able to compare it with other ancient findings. Both the indigenous people and scientists don’t seem to understand each other’s view. In the end I would go with the tribe, because I think that’s the right thing to

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