FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
September 11, 2007
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Awards $1,007,740 for
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant
Program
Grants Enable Tribes to Preserve,
Protect, and Promote Valuable Cultural Resources
Washington, DC—Twenty-three
federally recognized tribes will receive grants for museum
projects totaling more than $1 million from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source
of federal funds for the nation’s museums and libraries.
Anne-Imelda Radice, Ph.D., IMLS Director announced the
awards Sept.11. Click
here for a list of awarded institutions.
“This is the third year IMLS has
awarded museum grants to Native American tribes and groups
that primarily serve Native Hawaiians,” Radice said.
"These grants support the educational missions of
museums and build the skills and knowledge of individuals
who provide museum services. The grants also help with
disaster preparedness, strategic planning, improving technology,
collections care and management, and hiring of staff.”
Highlights from this year’s recipients
include installation of a new gallery lighting system
in the Alutiiq Museum, the tribal museum of the Koniag
Incorporated in Kodiak, AK; development of the Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians’
cultural center in Hayward, WI, into a regional resource
center that will enrich understanding of the Band’s
rich Ojibwe heritage; and staff development opportunities
for the Havasupai Tribe’s Museum of Culture, located
on the floor of the Grand Canyon in Supai, AZ.
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