Notice2026-09414
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
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Published
May 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09414]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7146; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042763; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University,
Channel Islands, Camarillo, 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, Channel
Islands (CSUCI), 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Amber-Marie Madrid,
NAGPRA Director, California State University, Channel Islands, One
University Drive, Lindero Hall--Office 2754, Camarillo, CA 93012-8599,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a141b1d0a081b1a39292f3933743f3e2f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd5dadccbc9dadbf8e8eef8f2b5feffee">[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, Channel Islands, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
The one (minimum) associated funerary objects are present. The
collection contains unsorted boxes of cultural heritage materials from
Camarillo, CA, CA-VEN-863; CalNAGPRA Database--Summary ID 14922. The
cultural heritage materials were collected through various projects by
Dr. Delaney from 2009-2022, in a geographical location known to be the
ancestral homeland of the Chumash people. Given the site is a known
burial site and the materials are unsorted it is assumed that funerary
objects are present. The collections have not been treated with any
hazardous substances.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The one (minimum) associated funerary objects are present.
The collection contains multiple unsorted boxes of cultural heritage
materials from Camarillo, CA, CA-VEN-1429; CalNAGPRA Database--Summary
ID 9. The cultural heritage materials were collected through various
projects by Dr. Delaney from 2009-2022, in a geographical location
known to be the ancestral homeland of the Chumash people and have been
dated to 1000-1500CE. Given the materials are unsorted it is assumed
that associated funerary objects are present. The collections have not
been treated with any hazardous substances.
The one (minimum) associated funerary objects are present. The
collection contains unsorted boxes of cultural heritage materials from
Camarillo, CA, University Park; CalNAGPRA Database--Summary ID 17249.
The cultural heritage materials were collected in a geographical
location known to be the ancestral homeland of the Chumash people.
Given the sensitivity of surrounding sites and that the cultural
heritage materials are unsorted it is assumed that funerary objects are
present. The collections have not been treated with any hazardous
substances.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The California State University, Channel Islands has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The three objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 11,
2026. If
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competing requests for repatriation are received, the California State
University, Channel Islands must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The California State University,
Channel Islands is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09414 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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