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The National Park Service has issued a Notice of Intended Repatriation concerning cultural items associated with Stanford University. The notice specifies that repatriation may occur on or after April 15, 2026.

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The National Park Service (NPS) has published a Notice of Intended Repatriation regarding cultural items linked to Stanford University. This notice, published on March 16, 2026, initiates a process for the potential repatriation of these items. The NPS is acting under its authority related to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

Stanford University and potentially affiliated Native American tribes are the primary parties involved. The notice indicates that repatriation activities may commence on or after April 15, 2026. Compliance officers should note this as an informational item concerning the disposition of cultural items and ensure any internal processes related to such notifications are followed, although no direct action is mandated by this notice for external entities beyond awareness.

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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Stanford University, Stanford, CA

A Notice by the National Park Service on 03/16/2026

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  • Document Details Published Content - Document Details Agencies Department of the Interior National Park Service Agency/Docket Numbers N6989 NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042310 PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000 Document Citation 91 FR 12611 Document Number 2026-05048 Document Type Notice Pages 12611-12612
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  • Document Details Published Content - Document Details Agencies Department of the Interior National Park Service Agency/Docket Numbers N6989 NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042310 PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000 Document Citation 91 FR 12611 Document Number 2026-05048 Document Type Notice Pages 12611-12612
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  • Document Dates Published Content - Document Dates Dates Text Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 15, 2026. Published Content - Document Dates

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| Date | | Action | Title |
| | 2026-03-16 | Notice. | Notice of Intended Repatriation: Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| | 2021-10-28 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA |
| | 2021-10-28 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| | 2021-10-28 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Anthropological Studies Center, Archaeological Collections Facility, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA |
| | 2021-10-28 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Temple University Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia, PA |
| | 2021-10-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX (formerly Baylor University's Strecker Museum; formerly Baylor University Museum) |
| | 2021-10-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: American University, Department of Anthropology, Washington, DC |
| | 2021-10-19 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH |
| | 2021-10-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO |
| | 2021-09-27 | Notice; correction. | Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; Correction |
| | 2021-09-27 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA |
| | 2021-09-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA |
| | 2021-09-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| | 2021-09-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS |
| | 2021-09-20 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| | 2021-09-13 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| | 2021-09-13 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Pueblo Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC |
| | 2021-08-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of San Diego, San Diego, CA |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex, (Formerly Baylor University's Strecker Museum; Formerly Baylor University Museum), Waco, TX |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Pueblo Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ |
| | 2021-08-17 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice; correction. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice; correction. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Correction |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice; correction. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY |
| | 2021-08-11 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA |
| | 2021-07-22 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Fremont Indian State Park and Museum, Sevier, UT |
| | 2021-07-19 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| | 2021-07-06 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK |
| | 2021-06-25 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Sierra Mono Museum and Cultural Center, North Fork, CA |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: McClure Archives and University Museum, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO |
| | 2021-06-08 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, Toledo, OH |
| | 2021-05-26 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Juan County Museum Association DBA Salmon Ruins Museum, Bloomfield, NM |
| | 2021-05-26 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Juan County Museum Association DBA Salmon Ruins Museum, Bloomfield, NM |
| | 2021-05-26 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Blanding, UT |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-05-20 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Trustees of Reservations, Boston, MA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Nebraska State Historical Society, DBA History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA |
| | 2021-04-27 | Notice. | Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD |
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AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Stanford University intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES:

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to Laura Jones, Repatriation Officer, Stanford University, 477 Oak Road, Stanford CA 94305, email repatriation@stanford.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Stanford University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

A total of one cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The one unassociated funerary objects is a string of stone beads noted as `cremation beads' originating in Placerville, CA. The beads were acquired by J.H. Hecht from R.L. Cass in January 1946. Stanford has no knowledge of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat any of the cultural items.

Determinations

Stanford University has determined that:

  • The one unassociated funerary object described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary object has been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
  • There is a connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California.

Requests for Repatriation

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or ( printed page 12612) a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 15, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received Stanford University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Stanford University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

Dated: March 5, 2026.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2026-05048 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05048 (91 FR 12611)

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March 16th, 2026
Compliance deadline
April 15th, 2026 (28 days)
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Cultural Heritage
Operational domain
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Topics
NAGPRA Museums

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