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Brittany Oceguera is a fellow with the CalMatters College Journalism Network. She’s a bilingual journalist based in the Central Valley, passionate about covering her community and higher education. Oceguera is a fourth-year student at California State University, Bakersfield, double majoring in Spanish and communications with an emphasis in journalism. She currently serves as the editor-in-chief of El Veloz, the Spanish section of CSUB’s student-led news organization The Runner.

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Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy

Brittany Oceguera / CalMatters

Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, especially for non-federally recognized tribes.