# 2026-11237: California Agency to Repatriate 63 Cultural Items

2026-11237, Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-06-04, effective 2026-07-06 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11237
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11237
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 33743
- Published: 2026-06-04
- Effective: 2026-07-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

California Agency to Repatriate 63 Cultural Items

## Summary

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection plans to return 63 sacred cultural items to Native American tribes connected to nine sites in Northern California. These items, collected during surveys in the 1980s and 1990s, include tools like scrapers and pestles. The repatriation can start on or after July 6, 2026, with no costs to tribes, making this a respectful step toward honoring Native heritage.

## Abstract

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

## Effects PRIA read

- Return of 63 Sacred Cultural Items: benefit, low. If you are a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the sites listed, 63 sacred cultural items (including biface fragments, projectile points, debitage, scrapers, pestles, groundstone, and metates) are intended to be returned. The repatriation may occur on or…
- Who Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization (including those not named in this notice) 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. Requests must be sent to the auth…
- Affiliation and Competing-Request Rules: benefit, low. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has determined these 63 items are sacred objects and identifies a cultural connection to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Department must determine the mos…

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## Sources
- [2026-11237 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11237/notice-of-intended-repatriation-california-department-of-forestry-and-fire-protection-sacramento-ca)
- [2026-11237 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11237.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11237 (as of 2026-06-11).