# 2026-11231: University Returns Historic Corn and Bean Seeds to Tribes

2026-11231, Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-06-04, effective 2026-07-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11231
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11231
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 33747
- Published: 2026-06-04
- Effective: 2026-07-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

University Returns Historic Corn and Bean Seeds to Tribes

## Summary

The University of California, Berkeley plans to return 24 important Native American cultural items, like beans and corn seeds, to the tribes they belong to starting July 6, 2026. These items were collected in the 1940s and hold special cultural meaning. This repatriation respects Native traditions and helps heal history without any cost to the public.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Berkeley intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Return of 24 Native cultural items: benefit, low. The University of California, Berkeley intends to return 24 objects of cultural patrimony (beans, corn and corn cobs, peas, and seeds) that were collected in 1940–1941. The University determined there is a cultural affiliation with the Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico, and repatriation may occur on or…
- Who can request repatriation: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are a lineal descendant or are culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, the University of California, Berke…
- Potentially hazardous preservation treatments noted: cost, low. The notice states that some collections and storage spaces at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology were treated with preservation or pest-control substances and that some of those substances may be potentially hazardous. The Museum has not found records indicating whether chemicals or natura…
- No public cost for repatriation: benefit, low. The notice states the repatriation respects Native traditions and will occur without any cost to the public. The University will handle repatriation activities, and the public is not expected to pay for this return of items.

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## Sources
- [2026-11231 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11231/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-california-berkeley-berkeley-ca)
- [2026-11231 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11231.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11231 (as of 2026-06-11).