# 2026-19473: Parks Dept Returns Shells, Bones to Rancheria Tribe

2026-19473, Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19473
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19473
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60396
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-10-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Parks Dept Returns Shells, Bones to Rancheria Tribe

## Summary

The California Department of Parks and Recreation plans to return two special cultural items—shell and animal bones—collected in Sacramento back to the Wilton Rancheria tribe. This repatriation honors the tribe’s deep historical and cultural ties to these objects. The return can start on or after October 23, 2026, with no costs mentioned, just respect and recognition.

## Abstract

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

## Effects PRIA read

- Wilton Rancheria to Receive Two Cultural Items: benefit, low. The California Department of Parks and Recreation has determined that two lots of objects of cultural patrimony (shell and faunal bone) collected in 1982 from site CA-SAC-395 in Sacramento have a cultural affiliation with the Wilton Rancheria. These two lots are intended for repatriation to the Wil…
- Who Can Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named in the notice may submit a written request for repatriation to Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator, California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, or by email to [email…

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## Sources
- [2026-19473 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19473/notice-of-intended-repatriation-california-department-of-parks-and-recreation-sacramento-ca)
- [2026-19473 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19473.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19473 (as of 2026-09-30).