Diablo Valley College Completes Native Funerary Items Inventory
Published Date: 5/12/2026
Notice
Summary
Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA, has finished checking its collection of Native American funerary objects and confirmed they belong to certain tribes. Starting June 11, 2026, these items can be officially returned to the tribes. This process helps honor Native American heritage and involves no costs or hazards.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Inventory: 61 Objects Identified; Many Missing
Diablo Valley College identified 61 associated funerary objects across multiple California sites. The notice lists site-by-site counts and status (examples: La Serena—7 objects: 3 present, 4 missing; Galindo Creek—5 objects: 1 present, 4 missing; Knightsen Mound—14 objects: 3 present, 11 missing; several other sites reported some or all objects currently missing).
Repatriation Allowed Starting June 11, 2026
Diablo Valley College says the identified associated funerary objects may be formally returned to tribes or claimants on or after June 11, 2026. If you are an eligible tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or a lineal descendant with a claim, you can submit a written repatriation request to the college starting on that date.
Cultural Affiliation Found for Wilton Rancheria
Diablo Valley College determined that the 61 associated funerary objects described in this notice are culturally affiliated with the Wilton Rancheria, California. That determination supports the Wilton Rancheria's claim to request repatriation of these objects.
Who May Request Repatriation (Eligibility Rules)
Written repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, and requests may include, if joined, the non-federally recognized Muwekma Ohlone and the Lisjan Nation. A lineal descendant or a tribe/organization not named may also request repatriation if they show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are lineal descendants or culturally affiliated. If competing requests arrive, Diablo Valley College must decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests count as a single request.
No Known Hazardous Treatments Recorded
For each site listed, Diablo Valley College reports it has no knowledge or record that potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects. This statement applies to the objects described in this notice.
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