Public Special Meeting Notice and Agenda – August 1, 2025
PUBLIC SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
Office Phone (916) 373-3710
Email: nahc@nahc.ca.gov
Location:
East End Complex
1500 Capitol Ave
Room: Auditorium
Sacramento, CA 95814
Friday, August 1, 2025
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Notices, agendas, and supporting documents for Native American Heritage Commission Meetings and public hearings will be provided at the event and may also be accessed at https://nahc.ca.gov/ or by written request to nahc@nahc.ca.gov. Confidential materials exempt.
Live video streaming and archived video of this Commission meeting may be accessed at
https://videobookcase.org/nahc/2025-08-01/
Agenda items may be taken out of order.
AGENDA
10:00 AM – CALL TO ORDER – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
- Welcome
- Roll Call
- Introduction of Commissioners and Staff
- Traditional Opening – United Auburn Indian Community
ACTION
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Chairperson Pagaling)
a) May 9, 2025, Special Meeting: Open Session
2. Executive Elections (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)
a) Chairperson
b) Vice Chairperson
c) Secretary
3. CSU Systemwide/Campus Repatriation and Oversight Committee Nominations (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)
CSU Bakersfield
a) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Curtis Alcantar, Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Bakersfield
CSU East Bay
b) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Samuel Thunder Rodriguez, Non- Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU East Bay
CSU Fresno
c) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Leece Lee-Oliver, CSU Representative, CSU Fresno
CSU San Jose
d) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Kerri J. Malloy, CSU Native American Studies Representative, CSU San Jose
CSU San Jose
e) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Katherine Napoli, Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU San Jose
CSU Systemwide
f) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Jereme Dutschke, Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Systemwide
CSU Systemwide
g) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Moraino Patencio, Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Systemwide
CSU Systemwide
h) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Joyce Stanfield Perry, Non-Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Systemwide
CSU Systemwide
i) Commissioners to consider the nomination of Annette Reed, CSU Native American Studies Representative, CSU Systemwide
4. California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office updates regarding AB 389 compliance, including Systemwide Policy Development (Samantha Cypret, Executive Director, Office of Tribal Relations, Office of the Chancellor, California State University)
5. Adoption of CalNAGPRA Mediation and Dispute Resolution Regulations (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)
6. 50th Anniversary Planning Committee (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)
7. Public Hearing and Consideration of Suspension of Most Likely Descendant Designation for the Illegal Removal of Human Remains by the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation 84A (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)
INFORMATIONAL
8. CSU Interim Systemwide NAGPRA Policy Workshop (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)
9. CalNAGPRA Enforcement Regulations Update (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)
10. Contact List Regulations Update (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)
11. Executive Secretary Report (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)
12. Commissioner Reports
PUBLIC COMMENT – Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes for each speaker.
The public may comment on any item on the agenda before action is taken on the item.
4:00 PM – ADJOURNMENT – At the end of public comment or 4:00 pm, whichever is first.
*Any person who has a disability and requires accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the Native American Heritage Commission at (916) 373-3710 or via email at nahc@nahc.ca.gov no later than five days prior to the meeting. Our website address is: https://nahc.ca.gov/