Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), University of California, Davis (UC Davis) 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 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64394-64395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20572]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7544; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043910; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, 
Davis, 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), University of California, Davis (UC Davis) 
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 November 9, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Megon Noble, Senior 
Strategic Advisor and Repatriation Coordinator, University of 
California, Davis, 251 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, 
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35585b5a5759507540565154435c461b505140"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89e4e7e6ebe5ecc9fceaede8ffe0faa7ecedfc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The

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determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of UC Davis, 
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

    Human remains representing at least two individuals have been 
identified from the site in West Sacramento, identified as YOL-S103, 
which is possibly CA-YOL-27 (UCD Accession 461). There is a total of 
four associated funerary objects (one of which is currently missing). 
The three present associated funerary objects are two mammal bones and 
one bone awl. The one lot of currently missing associated funerary 
objects is one lot of unidentified missing material. The human remains 
and cultural items were collected by Bill Pritchard in 1964. The 
cultural affiliation is with the Patwin, Miwok, and Nisenan Tribes: 
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band 
of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa 
Rancheria, California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Ione 
Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Me-Wuk Indians; 
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (previously listed 
as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United 
Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton 
Rancheria, California; and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California. 
The University is unaware of any treatment of the associated funerary 
objects with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that 
represent a potential hazard to the objects or to persons handling the 
objects.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in 
this notice.

Determinations

    UC Davis has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> The four 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 Buena 
Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band of 
Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, 
California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Ione Band of 
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Me-Wuk Indians; Kletsel 
Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (previously listed as 
Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United 
Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton 
Rancheria, California; and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, 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 November 
9, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UC Davis 
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. UC Davis 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: September 30, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-20572 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am]
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