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Foundation to Support Nation's Tribal Arts
Published by the Associated Press in USA Today: April 22, 2009
By Mary Hudetz
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Decades after federal policies sought to discourage many American Indians from participating in their tribal customs, a foundation has been formed to preserve and nourish the arts of American Indians and other native groups.
With the help of $10 million from the Ford Foundation, the new Native Arts and Cultures Foundation will begin establishing itself in Portland, said Walter Echo-Hawk, an Oklahoma lawyer who chairs its board.
"This is a very powerful idea," he said. "We think it's sort of a missing piece for native arts and cultures."
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