Makah Cultural and Research Center

The First Americans’ Cultural Treasures project is built on the recognition of the cultural assets of Native communities that connect the past to the present and the future, and ultimately preserve Native knowledge systems, identities, and lifeways. The project is made possible through the Ford Foundation America’s Cultural Treasures Regional Challenge Initiative, in a funding partnership with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.

Makah Cultural and Research Center

Cultural Treasures Initiative

This project will significantly increase the opportunities for the next generation of Makah leaders, teachers, parents and grandparents to learn and carry on traditional cultural values and knowledge, language, song, dance and art. The work will promote traditional Makah arts and knowledge systems, protect Makah cultural sites, and increase the proficiency levels of second language instructors.