Sacramento College District Returns Native Heritage Items to Tribes
Published Date: 8/22/2025
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Summary
The Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento plans to return important cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This is part of a law that protects Native heritage and respects their history. The repatriation will happen soon, honoring the tribes’ connection to these special objects without any cost to them.
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Return of Tribal Cultural Patrimony
The Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony to affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items will be returned to the affiliated tribes and organizations at no cost to them.
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