Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Three Chiefs Culture Center of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will restore and rehouse artifacts damaged by an arson fire in 2020. The project will fund object conservation, environmental improvements, and firesafe storage for the collection. A conservator and an appraiser will assist staff in the restoration and preservation of damaged cultural resources of the Bitterroot Salish, Upper Pend d’Oreille, and Kootenai people. Staff will update the collections management policy, participate in database training, digitize records and collection materials, transfer video and digital media, conduct appraisals, and complete the cataloging of records. This project will enhance the Tribe’s ability to care for its collections, benefitting both Tribal and non-tribal communities.