Vandenberg Base Returns Sacred Items to Chumash Mission Indians
Published Date: 7/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The Air Force at Vandenberg Space Force Base plans to return Native American human remains and related items to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. This respectful action follows important laws protecting Native American heritage. It affects the tribe and shows the government’s commitment to honoring cultural history without any cost impact to the public.
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Repatriation of Native American Remains
The Department of the Air Force at Vandenberg Space Force Base will return Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This action concerns material removed from Federal land at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, and the notice states it carries no cost impact to the public.
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