Sac State Returns Yuba County Artifacts to Tribes, Zzz
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
California State University, Sacramento is planning to return four important cultural items to Native American tribes connected to them. These items, collected decades ago from Yuba County, hold special cultural meaning and will be repatriated starting April 18, 2025. This respectful act helps honor Native American heritage without any cost impact to the public.
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Four cultural items slated for repatriation
California State University, Sacramento intends to repatriate four objects of cultural patrimony — one lot each of flaked stone, ground stone, modified stone, and ochre — that were collected from site CA-YUB-25 in Yuba County, California. The university has determined there is a reasonable connection between these items and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California, and repatriation may occur on or after April 18, 2025.
Who may request repatriation and process rules
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they are a lineal descendant or are culturally affiliated. Requests must be sent to the named authorized representative; repatriation to a requestor may occur on or after April 18, 2025, and the university must decide among competing requests (joint requests count as a single request).
No public cost impact stated
The notice states that the repatriation honors Native American heritage and will occur without any cost impact to the public. The repatriation may occur on or after April 18, 2025.
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