Alaska Natives open cultural and visitors center
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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The $27 million
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, was dedicated on Tuesday.
The center is named for Morris Thompson, an elder from Tanana who died in 2000. He was praised as a leader who built bridges among Native and non-Natives communities.
The center reflects Thompson's work. It will house the
Tanana Chiefs Conference, the
Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau and the
Alaska Public Lands Information Office.
"I think it’s Morris, smiling down on us today, and saying, what you’ve done is good. This is something we should all be smiling about,” said
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.
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Elders bless Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center
(The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 8/13)
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