Conservation Center to Repatriate Sacred Items to Tribes
Published Date: 3/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Center for Natural Lands Management in Temecula, CA, plans to return about 55 Native American cultural items, including sacred objects and funerary items, to the affiliated tribes. This repatriation can start on or after April 27, 2026, with no costs mentioned. These items were found at Thousand Palms Oasis and are important to Native American heritage.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Return of ~55 Native American Items
About 55 cultural items — 54 lots of unassociated funerary objects (ceramics, lithics, bone, groundstone, beads, shells) and one sacred object (contents of a Shaman's pipe) — have been identified as culturally affiliated with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. These items, found in the Thousand Palms Oasis area of Riverside County, California, may be repatriated on or after April 27, 2026.
Who Can Request Repatriation and Process
Lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may submit written requests for repatriation to the Center for Natural Lands Management (attention Deborah Rogers at 27258 Via Industria, Suite B, Temecula, CA 92590 or the listed email). Repatriation to a requestor may occur on or after April 27, 2026; if competing requests are received, the Center must determine the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests count as a single request.
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