Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

The Basic grant will advance the library of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma to a point of sustainability in the areas of academic, public, and tribal literature. By providing these resources, the people will have an opportunity to research and investigate aspects of indigenous lifeways that pertain specifically to their own culture, and plains environment. This grant will also allow staff to utilize technological advancements in order to generate avenues to resources and information relevant to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma in regard to off-site holdings that have since been digitized and made available to the public. This is pointedly in reference to databases, and online collections that have, in some instances, required excessive travel or were inaccessible due to the nature of the collection. By establishing an electronic presence the library can hold a place in the community whereby the voices of the people can be heard.