# 2026-22980: Red Rock Canyon Collection Moves Toward Tribal Repatriation

2026-22980, Notice of Inventory Completion: Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-12-14 (as of 2026-11-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22980
- As of: 2026-11-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22980
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 72899
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: 2026-12-14
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-13

## In one line

Red Rock Canyon Collection Moves Toward Tribal Repatriation

## Summary

Antelope Valley College has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and burial items found at Red Rock Canyon Rockshelter in California. These remains and objects are linked to local Native tribes, and they can be returned starting December 14, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the college’s anthropology department—no money changes hands, just respect and care.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Antelope Valley College (AVC) 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 available beginning December 14, 2026: benefit, medium. If you are an affiliated Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or a lineal descendant, human remains and associated funerary objects may be returned starting on or after December 14, 2026. Antelope Valley College identified human remains representing at least two individuals and three lots of…
- Who may request repatriation: benefit, medium. The notice says repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice. It also allows any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in the notice to request repatriation if they…
- How competing repatriation claims are handled: mixed, low. If more than one request for repatriation is received, Antelope Valley College must decide which requestor is most appropriate before repatriation occurs. The notice also states that requests for joint repatriation are treated as a single request and are not competing requests.

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## Sources
- [2026-22980 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-22980/notice-of-inventory-completion-antelope-valley-college-lancaster-ca)
- [2026-22980 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-22980.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22980 (as of 2026-11-13).