# Federal Register #2026-19996

CSU Sacramento Notice of Intent to Repatriate 8,593 Cultural Items

**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-19996

California State University, Sacramento announced its intent to repatriate cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
- **Government buyer:** California State University, Sacramento.
- **Notice purpose:** Repatriation of 8,593 cultural items; this is not a request to purchase products or services.
- **Collection:** Includes flaked and ground stones, floral and faunal remains, historic materials, soil and flotation samples, rocks, modified bones, stones and shells, pigments, and uncatalogued materials from sites in northern Tehama County.
- **Cultural affiliation:** The university determined the items have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance and are connected to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None mentioned.

### Description

California State University, Sacramento intends to repatriate 8,593 cultural items identified as objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The items include stones, floral and faunal remains, historic materials, samples, rocks, modified bones and shells, pigments, and uncatalogued materials from sites in northern Tehama County. The university determined that the items have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to a Native American group and are connected to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. Repatriation may occur on or after October 30, 2026.

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