[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10919-S10920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HERITAGE HARBOR MUSEUM NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

  Mr. L. CHAFEE. Mr. President, today I rise to thank the chairman of 
the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government, Senator Campbell, for including funds for the National 
Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide a grant to 
the Heritage Harbor Museum in Providence for the development of the 
museum's Native American Story exhibit.

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  The funds will be used by the Museum and the local Native American 
community to research and catalog the history of the area's Native 
Americans in a cross-cultural context. As the chairman knows, Heritage 
Harbor revolves around the telling of our nation's history in an 
integrated environment. The museum will not focus on one ethnic or 
religious group but strive to present the independent and coexisting 
histories of many of our nation's peoples.
  The task ahead for Heritage Harbor is a complex one, and I appreciate 
the committee underscoring the federal interest in the project by 
providing these funds. In order for the Native American perspective to 
be presented effectively, the museum will not only research records, 
data and artifacts, but it will also catalog the research and present 
it in formal exhibit fashion.
  Is it the understanding of the Chairman that these funds are intended 
to be used for research and cataloging as well as exhibit presentation?
  Mr. CAMPBELL. That is my understanding.
  Mr. L. CHAFEE. Again, I thank the Senator for his interest in this 
project, and I look forward to inviting you to Rhode Island to see the 
results of the museum's effort.

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