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Museum board and tribes cooperate on indigenous exhibit for Little Log Church reopening
Summary
Museum leaders described interior rehabilitation and a new Indigenous‑history exhibit that will be developed under tribal supervision; Friends of the Log Church are funding initial work and the museum plans volunteer and grant support for displays and archival storage.
Museum volunteers and local partners presented interior design proposals for the Little Log Church Museum, describing a new Indigenous history hallway, reconfigured display cabinetry, an archive/office conversion, and a future patio. Architect David Chamberlain walked councilors through floor plans, display case placement and a proposed opening between the main room and the Indigenous hallway to create a narrative flow.
Drew Caldwell and tribal partners emphasized that content will be tribally supervised and that artifacts will be handled in consultation with the tribes; presenters also said they intend to use QR codes and multimedia with explicit permissions and that the tribes retain ownership of images and words for the interpretive materials. Funding for initial interior cabinetry and contractor work comes from the Friends of the Log Church and a recent contractor bid of roughly $26,000 was cited for specific interior tasks; larger capital needs will be addressed through grants and phased work. "We'll be extraordinarily careful in how we handle all of these issues," one presenter said of the prison‑camp history panels and tribal supervision.
