Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Notice
Summary
California State University, Sacramento finished checking their collection and found Native American human remains linked to several local tribes. Starting February 18, 2025, these remains can be returned to the tribes connected to them. This is a respectful step to honor Native American heritage with no cost impact announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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University finds tribal affiliation
California State University, Sacramento has determined that human remains representing at least one Native American individual are culturally affiliated with the Alturas Indian Rancheria; Cedarville Rancheria; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation; Klamath Tribes; Modoc Nation; and the Pit River Tribe (including multiple Pit River rancherias). The remains were found in Modoc County in 1974 and have been held under accession 81-CSUS-332.
Repatriation permitted starting Feb 18, 2025
The notice states that repatriation of the human remains may occur on or after February 18, 2025. Tribes or eligible requestors can receive the remains beginning on that date.
Who may request repatriation
Written repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, by any lineal descendant, or by any other Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence that it is culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, California State University, Sacramento must determine the most appropriate requestor, and joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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