Federal Register #2026-14170

Notice of Intended Repatriation of Cultural Item by Los Rios Community College District

This notice concerns the intended repatriation of a cultural item by the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) in Sacramento, California. - Government Buyer: - Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD), Sacramento, CA - Administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior - Item for Repatriation: - One gaming stone groundstone object (unassociated funerary object) - Originally removed from the Sudden Site (CA SBA210), Santa Barbara County, CA - Removed in 1936 by Jeremiah B. Lillard, first president of Sacramento Junior College - Later transferred to American River College - Cultural Affiliation: - Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California - Process Details: - Notice issued under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) - Allows for additional written requests for repatriation by lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations - Repatriation may proceed if no competing claims are received by the specified date - No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products/services are involved in this notice

Description

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The cultural item is a gaming stone groundstone object removed from the Sudden Site (CA SBA210), Santa Barbara County, CA. Repatriation of the cultural item may occur on or after August 14, 2026.

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