BLM Confirms Native Remains Near Elk Grove
Published Date: 6/22/2026
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Summary
The Bureau of Land Management in Roseburg, Oregon, has finished checking some old human remains found near Elk Grove, California, and confirmed they belong to Native American tribes. Starting July 22, 2026, these remains can be returned to the right tribes. This process helps honor Native American heritage and involves no costs or hazards.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Repatriation Available to Named Tribes
The BLM Roseburg District determined the human remains represent at least one Native American individual and identified cultural affiliation with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, California. Repatriation of the remains may occur on or after July 22, 2026, and requests may be submitted by any one or more of the named Tribes, by a lineal descendant, or by another Tribe or organization that shows cultural affiliation.
No Funerary Objects or Hazards Found
The remains consist of a fragmented maxilla and a combination of 18 human and faunal teeth removed near Elk Grove, California in the 1960s and turned over to the BLM Roseburg District in 2012. The BLM reports there are no associated funerary objects with the remains and no known hazardous substances were used on them.
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