CSU Monterey Bay to Return Sacred Items to Native Communities
Published Date: 10/1/2025
Notice
Summary
California State University Monterey Bay is planning to return sacred cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This means important objects will go back to their rightful communities, respecting their heritage and traditions. The process follows a law that protects these cultural treasures, with no costs expected for the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Repatriation of Sacred Cultural Items
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) intends to return certain sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says these items have a cultural affiliation with the tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice.
No Public Cost Expected
The repatriation process at CSUMB will follow the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the notice states there are no costs expected for the public. This means the university indicates taxpayers and the general public should not incur expenses related to the repatriation action.
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