California University to Repatriate Ancestral Funerary Objects to Tribes
Published Date: 8/14/2025
Notice
Summary
Sonoma State University is getting ready to return some important cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. These items are unassociated funerary objects, meaning they’re connected to ancestors but not linked to specific graves. This repatriation helps honor traditions and is happening soon, with no cost to the tribes involved.
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Sonoma State to Return Funerary Objects
Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA) intends to repatriate cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects to Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice. The action is being carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and will occur at no cost to the tribes or organizations.
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