California Department of Transportation Completes Artifact Inventory, Items to Be Returned to Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The California Department of Transportation has finalized an inventory of funerary items, establishing a cultural connection between the artifacts and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. This work was done under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
The collection includes 4,000 catalog entries of lithics, faunal remains, shells, beads, and ground stone items. Fifty-eight items from this count are missing. The item . . .
The collection includes 4,000 catalog entries of lithics, faunal remains, shells, beads, and ground stone items. Fifty-eight items from this count are missing. The item . . .