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osteological assessment, the human 

remains predate A.D. 1400 and are 

connected to earlier Owasco/Seneca. 

The provenience of the human remains 

is consistent with the historically 

documented territory of the Seneca. 

Consultation has further established the 

cultural affiliation of these human 

remains with the Seneca Nation of 

Indians [previously listed as Seneca 

Nation of New York] and the 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously 

listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York]. 

In the late nineteenth century, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Ball 

Farm/Totiakton Site, Monroe County, 

NY. The human remains were excavated 

by William M. Locke and acquired by 

William Pryor Letchworth. The 

Letchworth collection was included in 

the gift of the Glen Iris Estate to New 

York State in 1907. The human remains 

include the mandible, teeth, and cranial 

fragments belonging to a sub-adult aged 

6–12 of unknown sex. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Based on the known context of 

recovery and a 2002 archaeological and 

osteological assessment, the human 

remains date to ca. A.D. 1669–1687 and 

are connected to the earlier Seneca. Ca. 

A.D. 1669–1687, Totiakton was a Seneca 

village located along Honeoye Creek in 

the Town of Mendon, Monroe County, 

NY. The provenience of the human 

remains is consistent with the 

historically documented territory of the 

Seneca. Consultation has further 

established the cultural affiliation of 

these human remains with the Seneca 

Nation of Indians [previously listed as 

Seneca Nation of New York] and the 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously 

listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York]. 

Determinations Made by the New York 

State Office of Parks, Recreation, and 

Historic Preservation 

Officials of the New York State Office 

of Parks, Recreation, and Historic 

Preservation have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

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 Seneca Nation of 

Indians [previously listed as Seneca 

Nation of New York] and the 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously 

listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York] (hereafter referred 

to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

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 Division for 

Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 189, 

Waterford, NY 12188–0189, telephone 

(518) 268–2185, email andrew.farry@

parks.ny.gov, by September 10, 2021. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The New York State Office of Parks, 

Recreation, and Historic Preservation is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 28, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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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. 

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 sgappmayer@

jmkac.org. 

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 sgappmayer@

jmkac.org, 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–BLRV–NPS0031853; ACCT 

Number: PPNEBLRV00/ 

PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] 

Blackstone River Valley National 

Historical Park 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by Section 

3031 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 

the National Park Service (NPS) 

announces that the Secretary of the 

Interior (Secretary) has established the 

park boundary for Blackstone River 

Valley National Historical Park in the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 

the State of Rhode Island. 

DATES: The effective date of the 

establishment of the boundary is August 

11, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Celeste Bernardo, Acting Deputy 

Regional Director, NPS, Interior Region 

1 at (978) 275–1703. 

ADDRESSES: A color version and more 

detailed area maps depicting the 

boundary are available here: https://

www.nps.gov/blrv/planyourvisit/ 

maps.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3031 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 

Public Law 113–291 includes a specific 

provision relating to establishment of a 

Park boundary for Blackstone River 

Valley National Historical Park. To 

establish the boundary, the Secretary 

must determine that a sufficient 

quantity of land, or interests in land, has 

been acquired to constitute a 

manageable park unit and must publish 

a boundary map in the Federal Register. 

The NPS acquired by Donation Deed 

the fee simple interests in the 3.06 acres 

at 67 Roosevelt Avenue in Pawtucket, 

Rhode Island, on March 31, 2021. This 

property contains the historic Old Slater 

Mill (ca. 1793), the Wilkinson Mill (ca. 

1810) and the Sylvanus Brown House 

(ca. 1753) and associated lands. 

In addition, on March 27, 2021, the 

NPS accepted the conveyance of an 85- 

acre conservation and preservation 

easement from the State of Rhode Island 

for the protection of portions of the 

Blackstone River State Park including 

the historic canal and the Captain 

Wilbur Kelly House Museum. 

Further, the enabling legislation 

provides that the Secretary may include 

in the park boundary any resources that 

are the subject of an agreement with the 

States or a subdivision of the States 

entered into under paragraph (c)(4)(D) of 

the Act. The park has entered into such 

agreements with the following 

subdivisions: 

• Town of Northbridge, Massachusetts 

for Whitinsville Historic District 

(April 11, 2018) 

• Town of Hopedale, Massachusetts for 

Little Red Shop Local Historic District 

(August 8, 2019) 

• Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island 

for Ashton Historic District (October 

11, 2018) 

• Town of North Smithfield, Rhode 

Island for Slatersville Local Historic 

District (March 20, 2018) 

Each of these communities has a local 

historic district in place within its 

defined historic district that has the 

benefit of local regulatory oversight and 

protection. These areas are considered 

to be within the boundary of the park. 

On July 27, 2021, the Secretary of the 

Interior signed a Decision Memorandum 

determining that a sufficient quantity of 

land, or interests in land, had been 

acquired to constitute a manageable 

park unit. With the signing of this 

Decision Memorandum by the Secretary 

and the publication of the boundary 

map in the Federal Register, the 

boundary of the Blackstone River Valley 

National Historical Park is established. 

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