Notice of Intended Repatriation: Mukwonago Community Library, Mukwonago, WI
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mukwonago Community Library (MCL) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that m...
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mukwonago Community Library (MCL) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES:
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after June 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Abby Armour, Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division Street, Mukwonago, WI 53149, telephone (262) 363-6411, email
nagpra@mukwonagolibrary.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of MCL, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two unassociated funerary objects are one stone discoidal (G0034) and one banner stone (G00474). The stone discoidal was removed from Erie County, PA and the banner stone was removed from York County, PA. Both were bequeathed to the Mukwonago Community Library by Arthur Grutzmacher, a local collector and dealer, following his death in 1965.
Determinations
MCL has determined that:
The two unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under
ADDRESSES
. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 9, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, MCL must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. MCL is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority:
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.