California Native American Heritage Commission

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The California Native American Heritage Commission is a state agency responsible for protecting Native American cultural resources and sacred sites and serving as a liaison between California tribes and government entities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
California Native American Heritage Commission canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government commission ⓘ
state agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction California ⓘ
composedOf commissioners appointed by the Governor of California ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation Sacramento, California ⓘ
linked to: Sacramento
hasJurisdictionOver Native American burial sites on non-federal lands in California ⓘ
sacred lands on non-federal lands in California ⓘ
hasMissionStatement to ensure that Native American human remains and cultural items are treated with dignity and respect ⓘ
to protect Native American burials from vandalism and inadvertent destruction ⓘ
to provide a legal means for the protection of Native American cultural resources and sacred sites in California ⓘ
hasPrimaryResponsibility consultation with California Native American tribes on cultural resources ⓘ
identification of Most Likely Descendants for Native American remains in California ⓘ
maintaining a contact list of California Native American tribes ⓘ
mediation of disputes involving Native American burial sites in California ⓘ
protection of Native American cultural resources in California ⓘ
protection of Native American sacred sites in California ⓘ
repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items in California ⓘ
review of state projects for impacts on Native American cultural resources ⓘ
sacred lands inventory for California ⓘ
hasRole advisory body on Native American cultural issues ⓘ
appointment of Most Likely Descendant under California law ⓘ
enforcement of certain state laws protecting Native American burials and cultural resources ⓘ
liaison between California Native American tribes and local governments ⓘ
liaison between California Native American tribes and state government ⓘ
referral agency for Native American consultation under state environmental review ⓘ
hasWebsite https://nahc.ca.gov/ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalBasis California Government Code provisions relating to Native American heritage ⓘ
California Health and Safety Code ⓘ
California Public Resources Code ⓘ
operatedBy State of California ⓘ
partOf Government of California ⓘ
subjectOf California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act implementation in California ⓘ
worksWith California Native American tribes ⓘ
California state agencies ⓘ
federal agencies operating in California ⓘ
local governments in California ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indigenous peoples of California → hasOrganization → California Native American Heritage Commission ⓘ
Puvungna → recognizedBy → California Native American Heritage Commission ⓘ