SDSU to Hand Back 850 Native Tools and Pottery
Published Date: 7/31/2026
Notice
Summary
San Diego State University has finished checking its collections and found over 850 Native American cultural items from San Diego County. These items, like tools and pottery, are ready to be returned to the right tribes starting August 31, 2026. If you want to request these items, contact SDSU soon—no money changes hands, just respect and care for history.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Repatriation Opens August 31, 2026
You (as an eligible requestor) can ask San Diego State University to return the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice starting on August 31, 2026. Written requests must be sent to Jaime Lennox at San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182 (email: [email protected]).
SDSU Identified 3 Remains and 39 Lots
San Diego State University determined the collections include the physical remains of at least three Native American individuals and 39 lots of associated funerary objects. The notice lists those affiliated items and sites tied to San Diego and Imperial Counties and identifies specific lots by SDSU accession numbers.
Who May Request Repatriation and How
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the tribes or Native organizations named in the notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe/organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence they are affiliated. If competing requests are received, SDSU must determine the most appropriate requestor; joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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