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The studying and exhibiting of human remains and sacred objects taken from Native American graves and sites have been a source of bitter relations between many cultural institutions and Indigenous tribes. After facing criticism, the University of California, Berkeley is working to repatriate many of those artifacts. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
The most vulnerable members of the Wiyot Tribe were asleep the morning of Feb. 26, 1860, when a band of white men slipped into their Northern California villages under darkness
The most vulnerable members of the Wiyot Tribe were asleep the morning of Feb. 26, 1860, when a band of white men slipped into their Northern California villages under darkness and slaughtered them. After nearly 70 years of separation from their tribe, the remains of at least 20 of those believed to have been killed have been returned home. “They’re going to be at peace and at rest with our other ancestors,” Ted Hernandez, the Wiyot Tribe's historic preservation officer, said Tuesday after the repatriation was announced.
The victims' remains were acquired by the Hearst Museum at the University of California, Berkeley after hosting them for nearly 70 years.
The victims' remains were acquired by the Hearst Museum at the University of California, Berkeley after hosting them for nearly 70 years.