Instructions to Submit a Tribal Request

To request consultation please send an email to San José State University Repatriation Coordinator, Alisha Marie Ragland, at alisha.ragland@sjsu.edu.  

To make a repatriation request, please send an email to San José State University Repatriation Coordinator, alisha.ragland@sjsu.edu, and/or mail a letter to the university at the following address:

SJSU Office of the Provost

Alisha Marie Ragland

1 Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192

Please include the following information:

  1. Your full name and Tribal affiliation;
  2. Contact information such as phone number, email address, or mailing address;
  3. The document number or URL of the Federal Register notice, and collection name.

Repatriation requests from Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations should be signed and sent on official letterhead. For questions regarding repatriation request letters please contact the Repatriation Coordinator at alisha.ragland@sjsu.edu.


To File a NAGPRA Appeal

Any Tribe or Lineal Descendant may submit an Appeal to the CSU Systemwide Committee by emailing the Appeal to nagpra@calstate.edu. To submit an Appeal, please use the CSU NAGPRA Appeal Form [pdf] and please include the attached form on that page. 

More information on the Appeals process or any other CSU NAGPRA Policy can be found here: CSU Systemwide NAGPRA Policy Resources.


Instructions to Report Alleged Violations

To report alleged violations of repatriation laws or CSU NAGPRA policy, please submit this form, with any relevant details or documentation, for review by the appropriate campus and systemwide representatives.

To report alleged violations of repatriation laws or CSU NAGPRA policy to the CSU Systemwide Office, please contact:

Adriane Tafoya

Senior Manager & Systemwide NAGPRA Coordinator

atafoya@calstate.edu  

916-449-3558

and/or

Samantha Cypret 

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Tribal Relations

scypret@calstate.edu

916-449-3543


For more information please visit the CSU NAGPRA Website here.