The result was a more nuanced account of who Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi might have been than either scientific or traditional knowledge alone could have produced.

The Disposition That The Community Chose

The eventual treatment of Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi’s remains — the final disposition that followed the completion of the scientific research — was determined by the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and the other Indigenous communities involved in the project, not by the scientific institutions or government agencies.

The specific details of the ceremonial treatment and the final resting place of the remains have been treated with appropriate discretion by the communities involved.

This is consistent with the cultural frameworks of the Champagne and Aishihik and related peoples, who have their own understanding of how the dead should be treated and what aspects of that treatment are appropriate to share publicly.