The High Desert Museum

EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF A CO-DESIGNED CULTURALLY SUSTAINING STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS MODEL FOR YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND INFORMAL EDUCATORS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

CREATING TOGETHER: A NEW VISION FOR THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION ON THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU AT THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM [THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM REQUESTS A $400,000 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FOR THE REINSTALLATION OF OUR 4,500 SQUARE FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBITION ON THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU AND $100,000 FOR A TWO-YEAR POSITION IN THE HUMANITIES. THROUGH A DYNAMIC NEW EXHIBITION, VISITORS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE LIGHTED EARTH AS THE FOUNDATION OF PLATEAU PHILOSOPHY AND LAW IN WHICH LIGHT GIVES EVERYTHING LIFE AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE ALL CONNECTED AND HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER. BUILDING FROM THIS THEME, VISITORS WILL LEARN ABOUT PLATEAU LIFEWAYS, CULTURES, HISTORIES, AND KNOWLEDGE THE SAME WAY A PLATEAU CHILD LEARNS?THROUGH EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATION AND STORYTELLING. CREATING TOGETHER IS BRINGING TOGETHER NATIVE KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS AND HUMANITIES ADVISORS TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL TRANSFORM HOW VISITORS SEE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE POSITION IN THE HUMANITIES WILL ADVANCE THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE EXHIBITION THROUGH INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATION GUIDES AND EXTENSIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.]

THE CENTER FOR THE HIGH DESERT: A DYNAMIC NEW SPACE FOR DIALOGUE, ENGAGEMENT, AND LEARNING IN THE HIGH DESERT [THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 27,500 SQUARE FOOT WING WILL ADVANCE THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM?S VISION FOR THE CENTER FOR THE HIGH DESERT?A PLACE FOR HUMANITIES-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, POLICY MAKERS, NONTRADITIONAL LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TRANSFORM CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE HIGH DESERT REGION, SIGNIFICANTLY BROADEN AND DEEPEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CATALYZE COLLABORATIVE, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. AN ITERATIVE DESIGN PROCESS WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GALLERY, CLASSROOMS AND AN EVENT CENTER THAT WILL ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF OUR GROWING AUDIENCES AND RURAL HIGH DESERT COMMUNITY. THESE ADAPTABLE NEW SPACES WILL SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING THAT WILL BROADEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DRIVE NEW SCHOLARSHIP, INFORM POLICY DECISIONS, AND BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MORE THAN AN EXPANSION, THIS NEW SPACE WILL POSITION THE MUSEUM TO BE AS DYNAMIC AS OUR HIGH DESERT COMMUNITY.]

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO SUPPORT MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE RURAL MUSEUM PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WHO CREATE AND DELIVER PUBLIC PROGRAMS. EACH COMMUNITY WILL SEND TWO PEOPLE FROM THE MUSEUM AND ONE FROM A PARTNER ORGANIZATION, AND MOST OF THE 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL COME FROM SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED INSTITUTIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL CHOOSE TO LEARN ABOUT ONE OF TWO FIELD-TESTED PROGRAMMING MODELS FOCUSED ON FAMILIES, YOUTH, OR ADULTS. HIGH DESERT MUSEUM STAFF AND COLLABORATORS WILL HELP THE PARTICIPANTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS RELATED TO THE CHOSEN MODEL, IMPLEMENT AN ORIGINAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM, DEEPEN COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A PLACE-BASED PROGRAMMING TOOLKIT FOR THE FIELD.

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL LAUNCH A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE WITH THE DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CREATE MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO MUSEUM AND LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19 IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP NETWORK OF MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON, THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY TO PROVIDE OVER 800 PROGRAMS TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FAMILIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DESIGN THE FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALING AND CONNECTION ADVANCE STEM, LITERACY, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS AMONG PRE-K-12 STUDENTS AND CONTINUE THE RELEVANCE OF MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES AS COMMUNITY ANCHORS BY ADAPTING PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES TO THE CHANGING COMMUNITY CONTEXT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DISTRIBUTION OF TABLETS WITH DATA PLANS THROUGH THESE NETWORKS WILL HELP TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND FACILITATE LONGER TERM ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSEUM AND LIBRARY RESOURCES ONLINE.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL CREATE THE CENTER FOR THE HIGH DESERT LEARNING HUB TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR A WELCOMING AND DYNAMIC SPACE FOR PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROMOTE LEARNING, CONNECTION, AND INSPIRATION. THE LEARNING HUB WILL CONSIST OF SIX NEW SPACES THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES INCLUDING K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO INFORM DECISIONS ABOUT FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER COMPONENTS; HOST FOCUS GROUPS; SELECT, PURCHASE AND INSTALL EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS; AND LAUNCH PROGRAMS IN THE NEW SPACE. THE IMPACT WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, AND INPUT SESSIONS, AND FEEDBACK WILL INFORM ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LEARNING HUB. THE RESULTING SPACE WILL CATALYZE RESPONSIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT WILL EVOKE NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE REGION, BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY FOR VISITORS.

HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL GATHER EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP DESIGN PLANS FOR A NEW 4,500 SQUARE-FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBIT ENTITLED "CREATING TOGETHER", TO HELP VISITORS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU REGION, ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF MANY INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND PLATEAU TRIBES. A COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBIT PLAN WILL BE CREATED, INCLUDING A DETAILED NARRATIVE OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, DESIGN DOCUMENTS, AND A SCRIPT. THE MUSEUM WILL COLLABORATE WITH NATIVE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN PLANS. IMMERSIVE MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCES, NATIVE LANGUAGES, AND INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS WILL ENABLE VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU WORLDVIEW, TRANSFORMING HOW THEY VIEW THE REGION AND THEIR POSITION IN IT AND CULTIVATING CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN WORLDVIEWS AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF KNOWING.

A VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE HIGH DESERT: SUSTAINING HUMANITIES AND CONNECTING COMMUNITY

STRONGER TOGETHER: ADVANCING THE CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU [THIS PROJECT WILL POSITION THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM AND MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS TO CONTINUE CORE HUMANITIES WORK THAT IS SUSTAINING OUR REGION?S NATIVE BASED CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AS WE EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC, NOW MORE THAN EVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE STRONG CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY?S NEW NORMAL. WITH NATIVE PARTNERS, WE WILL USE OUR COLLECTIONS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PLATEAU INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEW, PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY, AND ADVOCATE FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRANSFORMING HOW THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM STRUCTURES AND INTERPRETS THE COLLECTION OF PLATEAU INDIAN MATERIAL CULTURE IN ITS CARE AND CATALOGUING AND DIGITIZING THE MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS?S COLLECTION AND ARCHIVES TO SUPPORT K-12 CURRICULUM. BY ADVANCING THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK, THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AND ONGOING IMPACT ON OUR REGION?S CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.] [PURPOSE: THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM, LOCATED IN BEND, OREGON, WILL CONDUCT ARCHIVAL WORK AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CENTRAL OREGON, FOCUSING ON THE PLATEAU TRIBES IN THE REGION.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: REVISE HANDBOOKS FOR DATABASES AND CATALOGS TO TRANSFORM HOW THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM STRUCTURES AND INTERPRETS THE COLLECTIONS OF PLATEAU INDIAN ART AND ARTIFACTS IN ITS CARE. CATALOG AND DIGITIZE ITEMS FROM THE MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS, A PROJECT PARTNER. WORK WITH NATIVE ARTISTS TO DEVELOP EXHIBIT CONTENT, TEXT, AND LAYOUT. INSTALL A MUSEUM EXHIBIT. SUPPORT TEACHERS IN IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL K-12 CURRICULUM.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IDENTIFICATION OF NEW METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND CATALOGING THE WORK OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES; PRESENTATION OF A MUSEUM EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THESE NEW COLLECTION PRACTICES; IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS.   INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM, ITS PARTNERS, EDUCATORS, AND VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM.    SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL BRING TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE FIRST HIGH DESERT PROJECT, DECONSTRUCTING THE TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE STRUCTURE TO CREATE A NEW APPROACH TO ENGAGING BROAD AUDIENCES IN DIALOGUE-ONE THAT BUILDS ON THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS OF MUSEUMS. UNIFIED THROUGH A CENTRAL THEME, THE BIENNIAL EVENT SERIES WILL INCLUDE A MULTI-DAY CONVENING AND ON- AND OFF-SITE EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS BREAKOUT PROGRAMS, ART INSTALLATIONS AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS. THE EVENT SERIES IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND NON-TRADITIONAL LEADERS IN INFORMED DIALOGUE ABOUT RELEVANT ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM AN ESSENTIAL CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND CONNECTION AND A LINCHPIN FOR COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO CHALLENGES IN THE REGION.

OUR CHANGING CLIMATE: CULTURAL RESILIENCY IN OREGON'S HIGH DESERT [THIS INITIATIVE WILL DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, AND SHARE THE STORIES OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON WHOSE WAYS OF LIFE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RESILIENCY OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRING GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY. THROUGH 30 LONG-FORM VIDEO INTERVIEWS, NATIVE KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS, RANCHERS, FARMERS, AND OTHER RURAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL SHARE THEIR STORIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NARRATIVE ROOTED IN THE HUMANITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THREE OUTCOMES: 1) DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND CULTURES OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR RURAL REGION WITH A FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; 2) INCREASE AWARENESS OF HOW COMMUNITIES? CULTURAL VALUES AND WAYS OF LIFE SHAPE THEIR RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE; AND 3) BUILD GREATER RESPECT FOR THE CULTURAL RESILIENCY, KNOWLEDGE, AND BEAUTY OF THIS REGION, CATALYZING DIALOGUE AND INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE.]

"THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM AND PROJECT PARTNER, THE MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS, WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S EXPERTISE AND SHARE RESOURCES TO CREATE INNOVATIVE VISITOR EXPERIENCES THAT WEAVE TOGETHER INDIGENOUS CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITIES. BASED ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED COSMIC SERPENT AND NATIVE UNIVERSE MODELS, THE WEAVING STORIES PROJECT WILL USE MULTIDAY WORKSHOPS AND INTENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVANCE STAFF EXPERTISE. THE PROJECT WILL EMPOWER MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AT TWO INSTITUTIONS TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY TO DEVELOP PLACE-BASED EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES THAT HONOR INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES."

STORIES OF THE HIGH DESERT: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN SPACE AND TIME [THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM REQUESTS $99,542 FOR THE PROTOTYPING PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORIES OF THE HIGH DESERT?A DYNAMIC NEW WEBSITE THAT WILL IMMERSE BROAD AUDIENCES IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE, WILDLIFE, AND LANDSCAPES OF THE HIGH DESERT. USING MULTIPLE WAYS OF KNOWING AND AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, THE WEBSITE WILL CONVEY STORIES NOT USUALLY TOLD TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE NARRATIVE OF THE HIGH DESERT, AND A FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS WILL RE-MAP THE REGION ACCORDING TO THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE. WATER WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE AND STORYTELLER, OFFERING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT INTO MORE COMPLEX TOPICS AND WEAVING TOGETHER HUMANITIES THEMES AND CONTENT. STORIES OF THE HIGH DESERT WILL RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, PROVIDE HUMANITIES CONTEXT FOR SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING THE REGION TODAY, AND PROMOTE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY.]

PLATEAU PARTNERSHIPS: A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL REVIEW OF THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM'S NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM WILL EMBED EVALUATIVE THINKING INTO ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES BY BUILDING STAFF COMPETENCIES IN EVALUATION. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A MIXTURE OF SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND GUIDED STUDIES DESIGNED TO BUILD STAFF SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE IN EVALUATION PROCESSES. A BASELINE VISITOR STUDY AND LOGIC MODEL WILL HELP THE MUSEUM IDENTIFY ITS EVALUATION PRIORITIES. AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT WILL ACT AS AN EVALUATION MENTOR, OFFERING EXPERT ADVICE AND WORKING WITH A CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT TEAM TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF SKILLS. IN ADDITION, AN ADVISORY GROUP OF EVALUATION EXPERTS WILL HELP STAFF DEVELOP A TOOLKIT OF EVALUATION METHODS THAT CAN BE ADAPTED TO FIT THEIR NEEDS. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION PLAN THAT WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUING A CULTURE OF EVALUATION WITHIN THE INSTITUTION. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE MUSEUM INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF LEARNING THAT WILL ADVANCE ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE ITS VISITORS AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A LARGE-SCALE ART INSTALLATION THAT WILL SERVE AS AN ANCHOR FOR A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION ON THE INDIGENOUS PLATEAU.

SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE PRESERVATION PLANNING AT THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM [THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A $49,885 PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION PLAN THAT WILL SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM CARE OF THE COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM WHILE EMBRACING AN INNOVATIVE AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM IS CRITICAL TO ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, CURRENT CONDITIONS THREATEN THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF THIS COLLECTION. BUILDING FROM EMERGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICES ACROSS MULTIPLE FIELDS, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM WILL: 1) ADDRESS URGENT ISSUES WITH COLLECTION STORAGE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE APPROACHES; 2) DEVELOP PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE CLIMATE CONTROL WHILE ACHIEVING NET ZERO ENERGY CONSUMPTION; AND 3) BUILD RESILIENCY AGAINST THE EVER-INCREASING THREAT OF WILDFIRES. INNOVATIVE METHODS RESULTING FROM THIS PROJECT WILL HELP INSTITUTIONS REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCY.]

HDM FOREST MANAGEMENT PHASE I

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CREATING TOGETHER: REIMAGINING THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION ON THE INDIGENOUS COLUMBIA PLATEAU

TO SUPPORT A PROFESSIONAL FOLKLORIST CONTRACT POSITION, MUSEUM STAFF, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT A FOLKLORIST FIELDWORK RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM.

HIGH DESERT MUSEUMFOREST AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION OF COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY PLATEAU INDIAN ARTISTS.

REMAPPING THE HIGH DESERT: TOWARD A NEW LOOK INTO TIME AND SPACE

SMOKEY BEAR & WOODSY OWL EXHIBIT

GOLDEN EAGLE AND RAPTOR LEAD EXPOSURE RISK

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

TETON SCIENCE SCHOOL

THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM SERVES A LARGE ? THOUGH SPARSELY POPULATED AND RURAL ? GEOGRAPHIC RANGE IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE SUPPLYING VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ISOLATED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, A SERVICE MADE EVEN MORE RELEVANT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

DORIS SWAYZE BOUNDS COLLECTION ASSESSMENT

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A COMMISSIONING PROJECT FOR NATIVE ARTISTS TO CREATE WORKS THAT REFLECT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO CULTURAL ITEMS MADE BY THEIR ANCESTORS.