Air Force Base Plans Repatriation of Chumash Human Remains Found
Published Date: 8/22/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Air Force at Vandenberg Space Force Base is planning to return Native American human remains and related items to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. This action follows important laws protecting Native American heritage and respects the tribe’s rights. The process will happen soon and ensures these sacred items go back to their rightful community.
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Return of Native American Remains to Tribe
The U.S. Department of the Air Force at Vandenberg Space Force Base intends to return Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This disposition concerns remains and items removed from Federal land at Vandenberg and gives priority for return to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
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