Question

according to \last rites of the indian dead,\ what is a basis for harjos argument that the u.s. government should prohibit the removal of american indian remains and return all removed remains to their burial sites?

the sale of remains does not financially benefit american indians.

museums and universities refuse to compensate american indians for their contributions to research.

the removal of remains destroys the beauty and tranquility of burial grounds.

there is no evidence that using the remains for research has led to medical or scientific progress.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on Harjo's argument in "Last Rites of the Indian Dead":

• Option 1: The argument is not about financial benefit to Indians from selling remains. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Compensation for research contributions is not the basis. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The focus is not on beauty/tranquility of burial grounds. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Harjo argues that there's no proven medical/scientific progress from using Indian remains for research, so they should be returned. This matches.

Answer:

D. There is no evidence that using the remains for research has led to medical or scientific progress.