# 2026-15506: SDSU to Hand Back 850 Native Tools and Pottery

2026-15506, Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-08-31 (as of 2026-08-07).

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- As of: 2026-08-07
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15506
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 48411
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-08-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

SDSU to Hand Back 850 Native Tools and Pottery

## 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.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Diego State University (SDSU) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation Opens August 31, 2026: benefit, low. 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…
- SDSU Identified 3 Remains and 39 Lots: benefit, low. 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…
- Who May Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. 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 m…

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## Sources
- [2026-15506 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15506/notice-of-inventory-completion-san-diego-state-university-san-diego-ca)
- [2026-15506 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15506.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15506 (as of 2026-08-07).