California Parks Repatriate Heritage Heirlooms to Tribes
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is planning to return important cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This move respects their heritage and follows the law protecting sacred objects. The process will happen soon, making sure these treasures go back to the right communities without any cost to them.
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Return of Cultural Items to Tribes
If you are one of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice, the California Department of Parks and Recreation intends to return cultural items that meet the law's definition of "objects of cultural patrimony." The repatriation will be carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the items will be returned to the affiliated tribes or organizations without cost to them.
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