# 2026-11232: Berkeley Plans Return of Baskets and Charmstones

2026-11232, 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/2026-11232
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11232
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 33749
- 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

Berkeley Plans Return of Baskets and Charmstones

## Summary

The University of California, Berkeley plans to return four important cultural items—two baskets and two charmstones—to Native American tribes connected to them. This repatriation will start on or after July 6, 2026, honoring the tribes’ heritage and history. No money changes hands, but the university is making sure these treasures go back to their rightful communities.

## 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 unassociated funerary objects or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Four Cultural Items To Be Repatriated: benefit, low. The University of California, Berkeley intends to return four cultural items — two baskets (objects of cultural patrimony) and two charmstones (unassociated funerary objects) — to affiliated Native American communities. The university says the repatriation may occur on or after July 6, 2026, and id…
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation if they show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. The notice states the university must resolve competing requests and that jo…
- Collections May Have Hazardous Treatments: cost, low. The notice states that collections and storage spaces at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology were treated with preservation and pest-control substances, some potentially hazardous, and that no records were found indicating whether chemicals or natural substances were used prior to 1960. Thi…

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## Sources
- [2026-11232 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11232/notice-of-intended-repatriation-university-of-california-berkeley-berkeley-ca)
- [2026-11232 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11232.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11232 (as of 2026-06-11).