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Monthly Archives: July 2021
Forensics: US opens its own investigation. My relatives went to a Catholic school for Native children. It was a place of horrors
After the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former school for Native children in Canada, it is time to investigate similar abuses in the US — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/30/my-relatives-went-to-a-catholic-school-for-native-children-it-was-a-place-of-horrors
Posted in AAFS, human identification, human rights violations
Tagged indigenous, native genocide
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Forensics: Taphonomy dispute. Father’s defense opens with expert pointing to potential wildlife role in 13-year-old son’s death
Father’s defense opens with expert pointing to potential wildlife role in 13-year-old son’s death — Read on http://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/mark-redwine-trial-dylan-redwine-defense/
Anthropology: A racist scientist built a collection of human skulls. Should we still study them? | Science | AAAS
Anthropologists face a reckoning over remains of enslaved people in museums — Read on http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/racist-scientist-built-collection-human-skulls-should-we-still-study-them
Anthropology: Northumbria expert leads ground-breaking forensic study on 18th century Caribbean slave graveyard
The remains of skeletons found at one of the largest cemeteries for enslaved people in the Caribbean are being studied at Northumbria University. — Read on newsroom.northumbria.ac.uk/pressreleases/northumbria-expert-leads-ground-breaking-forensic-study-on-18th-century-caribbean-graveyard-3115556
Forensics: Body of missing Navajo Army veteran found | Indian Country Today
Missing Native women rates are an epidemic. https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.6/indigenous-affairs-justice-tribes-unveil-landmark-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-person-response Body of missing Navajo Army veteran found | Indian Country Today — Read on indiancountrytoday.com/.amp/news/body-of-missing-navajo-army-veteran-found
Posted in AAFS, human identification, missing persons
Tagged missing indigenous women
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Forensics: Coerced confession ignored. Illinois Appellate Court Denies Exonerated Man’s Innocence Certificate
Illinois Appellate Court Denies Exonerated Man’s Innocence Certificate – Chicago, IL – Wayne Washington spent 11 years in prison for a crime that he says he didn’t commit. — Read on patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-appellate-court-denies-exonerated-mans-innocence-certificate
Forensics: Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Exonerated Himself While in Prison Launches Non-Profit to Help Others
55-year old Clyde Beasley was wrongfully incarcerated for many years in the state of California. Now as a free man, he has launched The Prison Reform Project to help other innocent prisoners and their families. — Read on http://www.blacknews.com/news/clyde-beasley-wrongfully-convicted-man-exonerated-himself-prison-launches-non-profit-help-others/
Forensics: Bite Mark Evidence: What You Should Know About This Debunked Science
Bite mark evidence has sent at least two dozen innocent people to prison. So why is this debunked forensic method still being used? — Read on innocenceproject.org/what-is-bite-mark-evidence-forensic-science/
Forensics: OC Prosecutors threaten to overcharge and extort in order to Operate Vast Genetic Surveillance Program
A DA’s office in California offers plea deals and dismissals for misdemeanor offenses — but only if people give up their DNA. — Read on theintercept.com/2021/07/03/orange-county-prosecutors-dna-surveillance/
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