Notice2026-05031
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Chico, CA
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Published
March 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Chico, intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12614-12615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05031]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6959; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042292; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University,
Chico, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Chico,
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition
of sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony and that have a
cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after April 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Michelle Hansen, California State
University, Chico, 400 W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8858b8985988a8d8484d9d1a88b9b9d8b80818b87c68d8c9d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04696765697466616868353d44677771676c6d676b2a616071">[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
California State University, Chico, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of one lot of cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The lot of sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony
are glass fragments and a group of obsidian projectile points/
fragments. The cultural items were archeologically recovered from a
site in Siskiyou County in 1978 and brought to Chico State under
accession number 156. The survey was conducted in the Lake Shastina
area prior to a planned housing development being built. The site is in
Siskiyou County and within the traditional territory of the Karuk
Tribe. No known potentially hazardous substances were used to treat any
of the cultural items.
Determinations
The California State University, Chico, has determined that:
<bullet> The one lot of sacred objects/objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice are, according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice
traditional Native American religion, and have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American
group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan,
lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision).
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Karuk Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized
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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 April 15, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the California State University, Chico, 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. The California State
University, Chico 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: March 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-05031 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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