That is enough.

That is, in fact, extraordinary.

SECTION 17: WHY THIS STORY STILL MATTERS TODAY

The bones of an ancient man beside a Pacific Northwest river might seem, at first glance, like a story from the past — something that happened, was resolved, and is now finished.

But the Kennewick Man story is not finished.

It is reverberating through the present in ways that matter deeply.

In courts and universities and museums across the country, the questions it raised are still being worked through.

Who has the right to study ancient remains?

What obligations do scientists have to the living communities connected to those remains?

How should NAGPRA be implemented?