Public Special Meeting Notice and Agenda – October 10, 2025

PUBLIC SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
Office Phone (916) 373-3710
Email: nahc@nahc.ca.gov

Location:
Paradise Event Center
450 Quechan Drive
Winterhaven, CA 92283

Friday, October 10, 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/2025-10-10/

Agenda items may be taken out of order.

AGENDA

10:00 AM – CALL TO ORDER – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

  1. Welcome
  2. Roll Call
  3. Introduction of Commissioners and Staff
  4. Traditional Opening

ACTION

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Chairperson Pagaling)

a) August 1, 2025, Special Meeting: Open Session

2. CSU Systemwide/Campus Repatriation and Oversight Committee Nominations (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)

CSU Bakersfield

a) Commission to consider the nomination of Larea Lewis, Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Bakersfield

CSU Los Angeles

b) Commission to consider the nomination of Carolyn Dunn, CSU Representative, CSU Los Angeles

c) Commission to consider the nomination of Tarisi Vunidilo, CSU Native American Studies Representative, Cal State Los Angeles

CSU Fresno

d) Commission to consider the nomination of Robert Gomez, Non-Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, CSU Fresno

Cal Poly Humboldt

e) Commission to consider the nomination of Lonyx Landry, Non-Federally Recognized Tribal Representative, Cal Poly Humboldt

CSU Systemwide

f) Commission to consider the nomination of Cutcha Risling Baldy, CSU Native American Studies Representative, CSU Systemwide

3. 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)

4. Interim CSU Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Policy – Commission to consider recommending that the Policy be finalized

5. Draft CalNAGPRA Enforcement Regulations (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)

a) Status of draft CalNAGPRA Enforcement Regulations

i. Summary of tribal comments and responses
ii. Memorandum – revisions to draft enforcement regulations
iii. Revised draft enforcement regulations
iv. Red-line comparison of current draft to May 9, 2025, draft

b) Commission to consider sending revised draft CalNAGPRA Enforcement Regulations out to the tribal community for a 30-day comment and consultation period

6. 50th Anniversary (Bennae Calac, Sara Dutschke, Commissioners, and Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)

11:00 AM – CLOSED SESSION
Pending Litigation: California Indian Nation v. Native American Heritage Commission, Superior Court of Sacramento County, Case No. 25-WM-000157 (Government Code, § 11126(e)(1), (2)(A))

INFORMATIONAL

7. CalNAGPRA Mediation and Dispute Resolution Regulations Update (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)

8. Contact List Regulations Update (Mario Pallari, Staff Counsel)

9. Executive Secretary Report (Michelle Carr, Acting Executive Secretary)

10. 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.