United States: Science And Native Rights: In Search Of Sitting Bull

United States: Science And Native Rights: In Search Of Sitting Bull John Travis, 2010   Three years ago, following a Native American ceremony, Ernie LaPointe, a great-grandson of famed Lakota warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who defeated George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, gave a piece of Sitting Bull's hair to ancient DNA expert Eske Willerslev for DNA analysis. Sitting Bull is so revered that any results may stir strong feelings in a community that has been distrustful of...

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