University of California-Riverside to Repatriate Human Remains to 1 of 2 Native American Tribes
September 11, 2026
September 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Riverside campus, will repatriate human remains representing at least one Native American individual to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.
The remains, consisting of about 15 bone fragments, were recovered in 1985 during excavation of a swimming poo . . .
The remains, consisting of about 15 bone fragments, were recovered in 1985 during excavation of a swimming poo . . .