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Story from 12-30-05
Citizen Potawatomi Nation officials are looking to Jan. 6 with great anticipation.
On that day, the CPN's dream of a state-of-the-art home for its cultural and historic legacy will be realized. A new $3 million Cultural Heritage Center will be dedicated in a ceremony at noon. The center is on Gordon Cooper Drive between Shawnee and Tecumseh.
Jeremy Finch, executive director of the Cultural Heritage Department of the CPN, describes the building as "a museum and much more." The Cultural Heritage Center tells the stories of the Citizen Potawatomi people, he said.
The facility has been more than three years in the making, but the project's impact will be much wider in scope.
"What we do, we do for the seventh generation," Finch said, "because seven generations ago, what they did was for us standing here today. It is a legacy we feel honor-bound to fill."
The days leading up to the grand opening are filled with putting the final touches on everything from research libraries to a theater to high-tech cleansing rooms for art and artifacts.
Meeting space will be available for public use when the rest of the facility is closed, and security will be on site 24 hours a day. Admission to the museum will be free.
Story from 12-30-05
Citizen Potawatomi Nation officials are looking to Jan. 6 with great anticipation.
On that day, the CPN's dream of a state-of-the-art home for its cultural and historic legacy will be realized. A new $3 million Cultural Heritage Center will be dedicated in a ceremony at noon. The center is on Gordon Cooper Drive between Shawnee and Tecumseh.
Jeremy Finch, executive director of the Cultural Heritage Department of the CPN, describes the building as "a museum and much more." The Cultural Heritage Center tells the stories of the Citizen Potawatomi people, he said.
The facility has been more than three years in the making, but the project's impact will be much wider in scope.
"What we do, we do for the seventh generation," Finch said, "because seven generations ago, what they did was for us standing here today. It is a legacy we feel honor-bound to fill."
The days leading up to the grand opening are filled with putting the final touches on everything from research libraries to a theater to high-tech cleansing rooms for art and artifacts.
Meeting space will be available for public use when the rest of the facility is closed, and security will be on site 24 hours a day. Admission to the museum will be free.
