# 2026-15511: Angel Island's hidden Native remains get repatriation nod

2026-15511, Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, 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).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15511
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15511
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 48427
- 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

Angel Island's hidden Native remains get repatriation nod

## Summary

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and related items found at Angel Island. These remains and objects are linked to local tribes and will be returned starting August 31, 2026. This important step respects Native heritage and follows the law, with no costs mentioned for the public.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and Recreation 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 of Remains Begins August 31, 2026: benefit, low. If you represent a tribe or are a lineal descendant, the California Department of Parks and Recreation will return Native American human remains (representing 18 individuals) and 1,853 lots of associated funerary objects found at Angel Island and other Marin County sites. Repatriation may occur on…
- Who May Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization named in the notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe not named who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they are affiliated. Send requests to Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinat…
- Cultural Affiliation Identified to Graton Rancheria: benefit, low. The Department determined a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Coast Miwok of Marin County). This affiliation supports repatriation to that tribal community.

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## Sources
- [2026-15511 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15511/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-department-of-parks-and-recreation-sacramento-ca)
- [2026-15511 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15511.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15511 (as of 2026-08-07).