The Colville Confederated Tribes will show off their yearlong re-modeling and revamped museum through a community open house and celebration beginning at 11 a.m. this Friday, March 25.
Visitors will see legends of the 12 tribes, take in some short movies about tribal issues, listen to SUM speeches and even get a free lunch.
Dan Brudevold, executive director of History and Archaeology, will act as master of ceremonies, and Harvey Moses. Jr.. vice-chair of the Colville Business Council will speak.
After a time of touring the new spread out displays. visitors can go across the street to the Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church, where a free lunch will be served. New displays feature basketry, root gathering, fishing and hunting, boarding school, and the"Ceremony of Tears" when the Columbia River started to fill up and fishing areas at Kettle Falls were flooded. A veterans' section and information on Forts Colville and Okanogan are provided.
There's even a display of cowboys and cowgirls within the museum. The ever popular gift store is still a feature of the museum downstairs. along with a classroom area.
And oldtime pictures will likely continue to stop visitors as they rotate through the museum displays.
A spokesperson said the upper level of the museum was totally gutted during the remodeling. The museum is located at 512 Mead Way. in east Coulee Dam.
From the Grand Coulee Star