Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to require the California State University system and urge the University of California system to update the state on their progress to return Native American remains to tribes. These campuses are mandated by law to return remains and artifacts to tribes, but the state auditor found in recent years that many campuses have not done so. State audits of the university systems found that they need clear protocols for how to return these items. The legislation re
FILE - Assemblyman James Ramos, D-Highlands, watches as votes are posted on a measure at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2022. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, authored by Assemblyman Ramos to require the state’s public university systems to make progress on their review and return of Native American remains and artifacts. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov.
“We’re still dealing with a state that has not come to terms with its history — deplorable history and treatment towards California’s first people,” Ramos said.Things to know about California’s new proposed rules for insurance companiesThe laws require the California State University system and urge the University of California system to annually report their progress to review and return Native American remains and artifacts to tribes.
Kenneth Kahn, the tribe’s chairman, said it is “appalling” that campuses have held onto Native American remains for so long and disappointing that “it’s taking law” to get many universities to work to return these items. Some campuses have these items because they’ve been used in the past for archeological research, but these laws nudge the University of California and require California State University to ban them from being used for that purpose.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion: Native American land acknowledgments are a performance of 'White guilt'A land acknowledgment is when a a company, organization or community makes a statement acknowledging that the land their event is taking place on once belonged to an indigenous American tribe. Comedian Brian Bahe says its a trend that needs to stop.Editor's Note: Brian Bahe is a comedian and an Indigenous enrolled member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, and a member of the Hopi and Navajo Nation. The views expressed here are his own.
Read more »
Indigenous Peoples Day offers a reminder of Native American historyNative American News
Read more »
Indigenous Peoples Day: Celebrating Heritage, Confronting History - Ms. MagazineOn Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor Native culture the legacy of Native American boarding schools and remember the Native children.
Read more »
Great American Media's Streaming Arm Named Great American Pure FlixEXCLUSIVE: Following the June merger of Great American Media with Sony’s subscription streaming outfit Pure Flix, the combined entity will now be called Great American Pure Flix. Great Americ…
Read more »
Great American Living Channel Rebrands To Great American Faith & LivingReflecting its faith-based programming.
Read more »