Read complete article at: http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_7966803<http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_7966803> Tribes seeking return of bones Remains of 12,000 American Indians stored under UC Berkeley gym By Richard C. Paddock, Los Angeles Times Article Created: 01/14/2008 02:43:42 AM PST BERKELEY - There is a legend at the University of California, Berkeley, that human bones are stored in the landmark Campanile tower. But university officials say that's not true - the bones are actually stored beneath Hearst Gymnasium's swimming pool. The remains of about 12,000 American Indians rest in drawers and cabinets in the gym's basement. Many of them were dug up by university archaeologists and have been stored under the pool since the early 1960s. The bones now are at the center of a dispute between American Indians who want to rebury their ancestors and university officials who have been slow to hand over the remains. Some tribal leaders contend the university is violating a federal law that governs the repatriation of artifacts and remains. "We don't appreciate them keeping our ancestors locked up in a drawer," said Ted Howard, cultural resources director of the Shoshone-Paiute tribes. "This is a human-rights issue to the tribes. All we're asking for is to be treated fairly." The bones, along with 400,000 American Indian artifacts, are held by the university's Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, which has a small exhibit space on campus but one of the largest collections of human remains in the U.S. outside a cemetery. snip of article, please see site.