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NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA

Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the California Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (CalNAGPRA)

Repatriation Laws

Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act

NAGPRA requires Federal agencies and institutions that receive Federal funds (including museums, universities, state agencies, and local governments) to repatriate or transfer Native American human remains and other cultural remains to the appropriate parties by--

  • Consulting with lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations on Native American human remains and other cultural items;
  • Protecting and planning for Native American human remains and other cultural items that may be removed from Federal or tribal lands;
  • Identifying and reporting all Native American human remains and other cultural items in inventories and summaries of holdings or collections; and
  • Giving notice prior to repatriating or transferring human remains and other cultural items.

(Source: National Parks Service)

California Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act

In 2001, the State Legislature passed AB-978, the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 (Steinberg, 2001), requiring all state agencies and museums that receive state funding and that have possession or control over collections of human remains or cultural items to provide a process for the identification and repatriation of these items to the appropriate tribes. The bill also created a Repatriation Oversight Commission with oversight authority. The intent of the legislation was to cover gaps in the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Udall, 1990) specific to the State of California.

On September 25, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB-275 (Ramos, 2020) into law, which amended CalNAGPRA and became effective on January 1, 2021. In AB-275, the State Legislature added additional Commission responsibilities, including maintaining a list of California Indian tribes and their state aboriginal territories, adopting mediation procedures, and publishing notices of completion of preliminary inventories and summaries on the Commission website.

(Source: CA Native American Heritage Commission)

Questions?

NAGPRA/CALNAPRA Coordinator

David Silva
David Silva

Interim NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Repatriation Coordinator

Phone: (661) 654-2411Email: dsilva@csub.edu
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