The California State University, Sacramento has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and identified a cultural link with certain Native American tribes, as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Repatriation of these objects can begin on or after January 29, 2025, to tribes identified in the notice or to others who can prove a cultural connection. The objects in question were initially collected in the 1950s and given to the university, though some objects are currently missing. The notice is issued by the National Park Service but the determinations and responsibility rest with the university.
Simple Explanation
California State University, Sacramento found some special objects in its collection that belong to Native American tribes and is working to give them back. They are starting this process soon, but some objects went missing and they are figuring out how to deal with that.