# 2025-04360: Lost Ancestors Returning to Chumash from National Forest

2025-04360, Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Solvang, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-03-18, effective 2025-04-17 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04360
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04360
- Title: Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Solvang, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 12561
- Published: 2025-03-18
- Effective: 2025-04-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Lost Ancestors Returning to Chumash from National Forest

## Summary

The Los Padres National Forest found Native American human remains in Monterey County and plans to return them to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. If no one claims the remains by March 18, 2026, they’ll be considered unclaimed. This process starts after April 17, 2025, ensuring respect and proper care for these important cultural items.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Priority repatriation to Santa Ynez Band: benefit, high. The Los Padres National Forest has determined the human remains are Native American and that the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California has priority for disposition. The Forest Service intends to return the remains to that tribe, and disposition may occ…
- Claim deadline and unclaimed status: cost, high. Anyone who wants the remains must submit a written claim by March 18, 2026. If no claim is received by that date, the human remains will become unclaimed human remains after March 18, 2026.
- Who may claim and how competing claims are handled: mixed, medium. Claims may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization identified in the notice, or by others who show by a preponderance of the evidence that they have priority. If multiple claims are received, the Los Padres National Forest will determine the most appropr…

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## Sources
- [2025-04360 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/18/2025-04360/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-agriculture-forest-service-los-padres-national)
- [2025-04360 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-18/pdf/2025-04360.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04360 (as of 2026-09-30).