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| SPONSOR: | Pinto | DATE TYPED: | 02/01/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Northern Navajo Museum & History Center | SB | 202 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Kehoe | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 250.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | Recurring | GF | |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of Cultural Affairs and Office of Indian Affairs
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 202 appropriates $250,000 from the general fund to the Office of Indian Affairs to develop a plan of action and to begin collecting artifacts and other materials for the Northern Navajo Museum and History Center in Shiprock in San Juan County.
Significant Issues
The Navajo Nation, near its cultural center, has built a large museum in Windowrock. The center includes a library and dance circle. It is ideally and regionally located to attract tourists and has been a major priority to the Navajo people.
The Office of Cultural Affairs presently operates the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology. The museum exhibits many collections of the Navajo culture, employs Navajos, and offers exhibitions and programming relative to the Navajo Nation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The Office of Cultural Affairs indicates that collection items generally come to a museum through donations and funds generated by individual donations, foundations and earned revenue. However, Senate Bill 202 proposes the purchase of artifacts from appropriations from the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
It is unclear whether the development of the plan of action to build a Navajo Museum and History Center would be accomplished by the Office of Indian Affairs, or if the development would be contracted to a professional curator or someone with museum expertise.
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