Notice2021-17061
Notice of Inventory Completion: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
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Published
August 11, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17061]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032390; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: John Michael Kohler Arts Center,
Sheboygan, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The John Michael Kohler Arts Center has completed an inventory
of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request to the John Michael
Kohler Arts Center. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the John
Michael Kohler Arts Center at the address in this notice by September
10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Gappmayer, John Michael Kohler
Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081, telephone (920)
694-4526, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#34475355444459554d5146745e595f55571a5b4653"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e99a8e8899998488908c9ba9838482888ac7869b8e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. The
human remains were removed from Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, WI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the John
Michael Kohler Arts Center professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
History and Description of the Remains
In the early 1990s, human remains representing at minimum, two
individuals were removed from native burial sites in what is now
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, WI, by Rudolph Kuehne. After his death, in
the late 1920s, Kuehne's widow sold the Kuehne collection--the remains
of the two individuals and 5,816 objects--to the Kohler Foundation. The
collection was packed away and not studied until 1968, when it was
examined by John Michael Kohler Arts Center staff while preparing an
exhibit, at which time the human remains described in this notice were
discovered. The human remains belong to two individuals of unidentified
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. A Notice of Intent
to Repatriate Cultural Items for the 5,816 objects was published in the
Federal Register on June 10, 2020 (85 FR 35438, June 10, 2020).
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Determinations Made by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Officials of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Sam
Gappmayer, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue,
Sheboygan, WI 53081, telephone (920) 694-4526, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8cbdfd9c8c8d5d9c1ddcaf8d2d5d3d9db96d7cadf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfccd8decfcfd2dec6dacdffd5d2d4dedc91d0cdd8">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 10, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska may proceed.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is responsible for notifying
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17061 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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