Pipeline Dig Yields Tribal Treasures: University Preps Return of Ancestral Finds
Published Date: 12/18/2025
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Sonoma State University has finished checking and listing special Native American items found during a pipeline project in California. These items, linked to local tribes, have been stored since 1992 and are now ready to be returned starting January 20, 2026. If you want to request these items, contact the university soon to make it happen!
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Return of 182 Native American Items
Sonoma State University has finished an inventory of 182 lots of associated funerary objects (125 lots from CA-COL-197/H near Arbuckle and 57 lots from CA-COL-198/H near Maxwell) that have been held since 1992. The university says these items are culturally affiliated with the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Cortina Rancheria, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria, and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation; repatriation may occur on or after January 20, 2026, and requests must be sent to Kirsten Twork at Sonoma State University.
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