How a UC Berkeley professor taught with remains suspected to be Native American

A top UC Berkeley professor taught with remains that may include dozens of Native Americans

Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, and Graham Lee Brewer, NBC NewsProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Series: The Repatriation Project The Delayed Return of Native RemainsFor decades, famed professor Tim White used a vast collection of human remains — bones sorted by body part and stored in wooden bins — to teach his anthropology students at the…

A UC Berkeley professor taught with human remains, sparking fury from Native American tribes

Famed UC Berkeley professor Tim White taught with a vast collection of human remains. University officials now suspect many of them were Native American.

A top UC Berkeley professor taught with remains that may include dozens of Native Americans

Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes.