Cal State Fullerton to Return 979 Cultural Items to Tribes
Published Date: 10/22/2026
Notice
Summary
California State University, Fullerton plans to return 979 Native American cultural items, including pottery, tools, and beads, to the rightful tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. These items were collected decades ago from New Mexico and Arizona and will be repatriated starting November 23, 2026. This respectful move honors Native heritage and follows federal law, with no costs mentioned for the public.
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979 Native American items will be returned
California State University, Fullerton intends to return a total of 979 Native American cultural items to affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The collection includes 232 unassociated funerary objects and 747 objects of cultural patrimony such as ceramic vessels, beads, manos, projectile points, and a basaltic lava stone mortar and metate.
Items identified as affiliated with Pueblo of Acoma
CSUF determined there is a connection between the cultural items in this notice and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico. That determination supports repatriation to the Pueblo of Acoma or parties demonstrating cultural affiliation.
Repatriation earliest start date set
The university may repatriate the cultural items on or after November 23, 2026. Tribes, lineal descendants, or Native Hawaiian organizations should plan for repatriation activities no earlier than that date.
Who may request repatriation and how disputes are handled
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation to Sean Walker at California State University, Fullerton. If competing requests are received, CSUF must decide the appropriate requestor; requests for joint repatriation count as a single request.
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