Cal State Sacramento Tracks Down Missing Native Relics
Published Date: 12/16/2025
Notice
Summary
California State University, Sacramento has finished checking its collection of Native American funerary objects and found they belong to certain Indian Tribes. Starting January 15, 2026, these items can be returned to the tribes. Some objects are still missing, and the university is working to find them, but no money changes hands in this process.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Repatriation Eligible Starting Jan 15, 2026
Nine associated funerary objects have been identified and may be returned starting on or after January 15, 2026. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any of the named Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, by a lineal descendant, or by another tribe/organization or descendant that shows cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence. If competing requests are received, California State University, Sacramento must decide the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests count as a single request.
Some Objects Missing; Search Ongoing
At least six of the nine associated funerary objects are currently missing, and California State University, Sacramento is continuing to look for them. Because those items are missing, they may not be immediately available for repatriation on or after January 15, 2026.
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