California’s Legislature just passed a Bill to make it easier for Tribes to reclaim remains and artifacts from museums

California Assembly Member James C. Ramos

SACRAMENTO – It was less than two hours before midnight Pacific Time on Sunday when the California Senate approved a bill—known as AB 275—that would allow more of the state’s tribes to recover their ancestors’ remains and artifacts. The bill, which now heads to the desk of California Governor Gavin Newsom, is likely to have big implications both for Indigenous tribes in California who are not federally recognized and the many institutions and museums that house Native American heritage objects.

The governor has until September 30 to make his decision about the bill. If signed, the act would expand a federal law that allows tribal leaders to reclaim human remains and other sacred artifacts from institutions to encompass tribes that are not currently recognized by the US Interior Department.

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