California Parks Dept. Plans Return of Sacred Basket Linked to Lineal Descendant
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The California Department of Parks and Recreation intends to repatriate a sacred Native American cultural item connected to a known lineal descendant under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service.
The notice states that the cultural item is a basket collected in the late 1890s and early 1900s from the Hat Creek or Big Bend areas in Shasta County, California. The basket was . . .
The notice states that the cultural item is a basket collected in the late 1890s and early 1900s from the Hat Creek or Big Bend areas in Shasta County, California. The basket was . . .