Kituwah: A Place, A People, A Way of Being

FAIN: TA-296608-24

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee (Tahlequah, OK 74464-3492)
Marilyn K Craig (Project Director: June 2023 to present)

The creation of a new interpretive plan for the John Hair Cultural Center in Oklahoma that would preserve and interpret the histories of the People of Ki Tu Wah.

The primary goal of this project is to produce a guiding narrative relating the culture and history of the People of Ki tu wah that will inform and guide both the interpretive exhibits of the John Hair Cultural Center and Museum and the content of the curricula that supports the education activities of the facility. The project will also provide training in interpretive scholarship for content development staff, establish a framework for evaluation of outcomes, and involve Keetoowah Tradition Keepers and Culture Bearers in visioning and implementing a plan for future exhibits based on key aspects of the guiding narrative.