Caltrans Plans Return of Sacred Items to Native Tribes
Published Date: 7/28/2025
Notice
Summary
Caltrans in Los Angeles is planning to return important cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. These items include sacred objects and things connected to their heritage. This respectful process follows the law and will happen soon, honoring the tribes' history without any cost impact to the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Return of Sacred Tribal Items
Caltrans in Los Angeles plans to return cultural items that are unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says these items have a cultural affiliation with the listed tribes and organizations and that Caltrans intends to repatriate them.
No Cost to Public
The notice states the repatriation will honor tribes' history and will occur without any cost impact to the public. Caltrans says the process follows NAGPRA and will be carried out without public expense.
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