Notice2026-18973
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
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Published
September 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of 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 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58704-58705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18973]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7496; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043743; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University,
Fullerton, Fullerton, 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), California State University, Fullerton
(CSUF) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of 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 October 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Sean Walker, California State
University, Fullerton, 2600 Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, CA
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92831, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#beede9fff2f5fbecfef8ebf2f2fbeceaf1f090fbfaeb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74272335383f312634322138383126203b3a5a313021">[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
California State University, Fullerton, 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The two objects of cultural patrimony are one complete pestle (Acc.
#117.10.1) and one stone pipe bowl (Acc. #117.7.1). The cultural items
were part of a donation to the university from a private individual in
1988. In donation records, the pipe bowl is noted as originating from
Costa Mesa, CA, while the pestle is recorded as having been removed
from within Orange County, CA. CSUF has identified no records
indicating the presence of any potentially hazardous substances on the
cultural items. CSUF has determined that there is a cultural connection
between the cultural items and the several Indian Tribes, including,
but not limited to, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California and
the Pechanga Band of Indians (Luise[ntilde]o) in partnership with the
Juane[ntilde]o Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation-Belardes,
(Acjachemen).
Determinations
California State University, Fullerton has determined that:
<bullet> The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to several Native American groups, including any constituent
sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a reasonable cultural connection between the
items described in this notice and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
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 October 16, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, California State University, Fullerton 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. California State University,
Fullerton 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: September 10, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18973 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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