Program

Agency-wide Projects: ARP-Organizations (Research-related)

Period of Performance

1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022

Funding Totals

$117,655.00 (approved)
$117,655.00 (awarded)


Retelling the First Peoples' Stories

FAIN: ZRE-283788-22

Springfield Library and Museums Association (Springfield, MA 01103-1733)
Karen Fisk (Project Director: May 2021 to November 2022)
Heather Haskell (Project Director: November 2022 to April 2023)

Updating the depiction of the history of the Native American people at the Springfield Museum, which oversees five interdisciplinary museums in the Springfield, MA, area; retaining five jobs and creating six new contract positions.

Working with Native American consultants, the Springfield Museums will create a more inclusive, accurate, and nonbiased interpretation of our Native American collection to make their stories a point of pride, wonder, and inspiration for all audiences.