# Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
**AGENCY:**
National Park Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice; amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sonoma State University has amended a notice of intended repatriation published in the *Federal Register* on November 17, 2025. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
**DATES:**
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after February 26, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to Kirsten Twork, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, email *[email protected].*
**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 the Sonoma State 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.
**Amendment**
This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation published in a notice of intended repatriation in the *Federal Register* (90 FR 51392-51393, November 17, 2025). This amendment is to include cultural affiliation of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for the cultural material from the sites described in the original notice that are south of the Russian River. Repatriation of the cultural items in the original notice of intended repatriation has not occurred.
**Determinations**
The Sonoma State University has determined that:
• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in the original notice and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California and the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, 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 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 February 26, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Sonoma State 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. TheSonoma State 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: January 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.