Maidu Museum Completes Catalog of Native American Burial Items for Repatriation
Published Date: 12/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site in Roseville, CA, has finished listing special Native American items connected to local tribes. Starting January 20, 2026, these items can be returned to the tribes that they belong to. This process respects Native American heritage and involves no costs or hazards.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Eight Lots Eligible for Repatriation
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site has identified eight lots of associated funerary objects that are eligible for repatriation. Repatriation of these items may occur on or after January 20, 2026; the objects include items accessioned under Accession Numbers 2000.000, 2000.001, 2001.000, 2001.001, 2001.012, 2002.000, and 2006.012.
Named Tribes Identified as Affiliates
The notice identifies the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California, and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California as culturally affiliated with the objects. These named tribes are recognized in the notice as appropriate recipients for repatriation.
Who May Request Repatriation and How
Repatriation requests may be submitted by any of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice, or by a lineal descendant or other tribe/organization that proves cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence. If competing requests are received, the Maidu Museum & Historic Site will determine the most appropriate requestor; joint requests are treated as a single request.
No Known Hazardous Treatments Recorded
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site reports it does not have records of any known potentially hazardous substances used to treat the cultural items described in this notice. This information relates to the safety of handling and repatriation of the objects.
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