Civil & Administrative

Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice announces California Polytechnic State University's plan to repatriate cultural items of important heritage back to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. The items, identified as culturally significant by the tribe, include various archaeological artifacts. The repatriation process is scheduled to occur on or after May 18, 2026, and involves coordination with authorized representatives of the tribe.

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Key Changes

  • Cal Poly Pomona intends to repatriate cultural items.
  • The items are to be returned to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation.
  • Repatriation may occur on or after May 18, 2026.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona must coordinate with authorized representatives of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation for the repatriation process.

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
on or after May 18, 2026
operational
medium

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona must send a copy of the repatriation notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice.

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
disclosure
medium

Persons claiming cultural affiliation or lineal descent must submit written requests for repatriation of cultural items to the designated representative.

lineal descendantsIndian TribesNative Hawaiian organizations
reporting
high

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona must determine the most appropriate requestor if competing requests for repatriation are received.

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
prior to repatriation
operational
medium

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona must assess the requests for joint repatriation as a single request and not as competing requests.

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
operational

Affected Parties

Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel NationCalifornia Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Tags

cultural heritage,Native American,repatriation