Notice of Inventory Completion: Associated Funerary Objects with Cultural Affiliation Determined by California State University, Chico

California State University, Chico (Chico State) has completed a formal inventory of associated funerary objects as required under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory process has resulted in a determination that a cultural affiliation exists between the identified funerary objects and one or more federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice. NAGPRA mandates that federal agencies and institutions receiving federal funding inventory Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in their collections, determine cultural affiliations where possible, and notify affiliated tribes. Upon completion of inventory and affiliation determination, institutions must publish a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. Following this notice, affiliated tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations have the right to request repatriation of the associated funerary objects. Chico State is obligated to repatriate the objects to the affiliated tribe(s) upon receipt of a valid repatriation request, provided no other claimant has filed a competing claim within the designated period. This notice triggers a 30-day waiting period during which any party with a competing claim may come forward before repatriation proceeds. The objects may not be transferred, traded, or disposed of pending resolution of repatriation claims.

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