Tribal Government Relations Lead - NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (CalNAGPRA) together require all agencies and museums that receive state or federal funding and have possession or control over Native American human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony to repatriate those Ancestors and cultural items through a process of meaningful consultation. California Assembly Bill 275, passed in September 2020, requires every state agency with significant interaction with tribal issues, peoples, or lands to designate one or more liaisons for the purpose of engaging in consultation with California Native American tribes.

The Tribal Government Relations Lead is responsible for overseeing the San Francisco State University (SF State) NAGPRA Program, compliance with both NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA, and Tribal, local, state, and federal engagement. The candidate will help guide the actions of SF State in meeting the goals of the NAGPRA program to (1) continue ongoing NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA compliance (2) help SF State establish a proactive and sustainable NAGPRA consultation program with Native American Tribes, particularly those in California; (3) oversee the care of Native American Ancestors and cultural items at SF State; and (4) develop and implement appropriate policies for NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA compliance; and (5) Implement respectful and expeditious repatriation of Native American Ancestors and their Cultural Items to Tribes in consultation with those Tribes.

The Tribal Government Relations Lead will report directly to the Chief of Staff. The candidate also serves as the primary point of contact for all NAGPRA related inquiries. Additionally, The Tribal Government Relations Lead will represent SF State on CSU systemwide committees related to Native American affairs and convene the SF State internal NAGPRA Coordination Committee.