Yakima, Indian National Cultural Heritage Center Exhibit Design

FAIN: GM-10807-76

Kamiakin Research Institute (Toppenish, WA 98948-0509)
Gary I. Young (Project Director: September 1976 to present)

To develop exhibit designs of originality and imagination in the Cultural-Heritage Center of the Yakima Indian Nation which will 1) Interprete the .heritage of the Yakimas; 2) Show this present circumstance, 3) Project their hopes for the future; 4) Inspire the Tribal Member; 5) Be a place of education and skill training; 6) Be a center for social activities 7) Allow the non-Indian population who closely surround and mingle with the Yakimas to learn about their Indian neighbors and come to relies on generalizations and stereotypes.