Preserving the Grand Traverse Band's Eyaawing Museum Collections

FAIN: PG-258353-18

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Peshawbestown, MI 49682-9275)
Cindy Winslow (Project Director: May 2017 to February 2025)

The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and training for staff in basic collections care.  The tribe’s cultural center preserves textiles, baskets, leather, and paintings, as well as archives and photographs that document the history and culture of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan.  Collections are accessed by tribal members and the public through regular offerings of educational and public programming.

The Preservation Assistance grant would support the preservation and care of the the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ (GTB, Grand Traverse Band) Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center’s (Eyaawing) historical collections. The project includes the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities collections and training.