Notice2026-01540
Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
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Published
January 27, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sonoma State University has amended a notice of intended repatriation published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2025. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 3534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01540]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6892; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041890; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: Sonoma State
University, Rohnert Park, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sonoma State University has amended a
notice of intended repatriation published in the Federal Register on
November 17, 2025. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after February 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Kirsten Twork, Sonoma State
University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26525149544d4d66554948494b08434253"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d090a120f16163d0e1213121053181908">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Sonoma State University, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Amendment
This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation
published in a notice of intended repatriation in the Federal Register
(90 FR 51392-51393, November 17, 2025). This amendment is to include
cultural affiliation of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for
the cultural material from the sites described in the original notice
that are south of the Russian River. Repatriation of the cultural items
in the original notice of intended repatriation has not occurred.
Determinations
The Sonoma State University has determined that:
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in the original notice and the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California and the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the
Stewarts Point Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after February 26, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Sonoma State University must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for
joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single
request and not competing requests. TheSonoma State University is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any
other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: January 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-01540 Filed 1-26-26; 8:45 am]
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