San Bernardino Museum Readies Native American Remains for Tribal Repatriation
Published Date: 3/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The San Bernardino County Museum has finished checking and identifying some Native American human remains and burial items. These remains belong to certain Indian Tribes, and starting April 1, 2026, they can be returned to their rightful communities. This is a respectful step to honor Native heritage, with no costs mentioned for the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Repatriation Eligible After April 1, 2026
The San Bernardino County Museum identified human remains for at least four individuals and two associated funerary object lots (one faunal bone lot and one stone lot). These remains are culturally affiliated with the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria; Table Mountain Rancheria; Tejon Indian Tribe; and Tule River Indian Tribe, and repatriation may occur on or after April 1, 2026.
Who May Request Repatriation
Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe/organization not named that shows by a preponderance of the evidence a cultural affiliation. If competing requests are received, the San Bernardino County Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor; joint requests are treated as a single request.
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