# 2025-11140: Community College District Works to Return 49 Native Ancestors

2025-11140, Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-07-17 (as of 2026-11-03).

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- As of: 2026-11-03
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11140
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 25633
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-07-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Community College District Works to Return 49 Native Ancestors

## Summary

Los Rios Community College District found human remains of at least 49 Native American ancestors on its campuses during recent audits. They’re working to return these remains to the right tribes starting July 17, 2025. This respectful repatriation honors Native communities and follows important laws, with no costs or hazards involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation can begin July 17, 2025: benefit, high. Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) may return the human remains and associated funerary objects starting on or after July 17, 2025. The notice covers human remains representing 49 Native American individuals and three associated funerary objects.
- Who may request repatriation: benefit, medium. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified that proves cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence…
- LRCCD found 49 remains and 3 objects: benefit, medium. LRCCD's inventory determined the human remains represent, at minimum, 49 Native American individuals (including at least 9 from Sacramento City College, Folsom Lake College, and American River College, and at least 40 from American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College)…
- No known hazardous treatments recorded: benefit, low. LRCCD states it does not have any knowledge or record that potentially hazardous substances were used to treat any of the human remains or associated funerary objects described in the notice.

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## Sources
- [2025-11140 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11140/notice-of-inventory-completion-los-rios-community-college-district-sacramento-ca)
- [2025-11140 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11140.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11140 (as of 2026-11-03).