Burke Museum聽project manager Lace Thornberg (MA, 2010) developed a program connecting tribal community members from Washington with residents of a remote island in the Philippines. Washington and Filipino community members made transcontinental visits for cultural exchange and are now building unique museum exhibits based on their experiences.
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New Burke Museum curator an advocate for indigenous cultures
The Burke Museum of Natural History’s new聽Curator of Native American Anthropology is passionate about preserving indigenous culture.聽A native of Kodiak, Alaska,聽Dr. Sven Haakanson has conducted 91自拍 and lived in Siberia. He received the聽MacArthur Foundation’s 鈥済enius鈥� grant in 2007 for his work advocating for Native cultures, and plans to conduct further 91自拍 in Russia.