[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected].

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:
     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.
     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 
[email protected], 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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