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The emergence of american museums sparked a movement of prospectors who would travel west to Indian lands in order to collect their unique tools and crafts. Most motivated by the opportunity for financial gain.

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In 2004, A scientists by the name of Heye had a team that was fighting to gain ownership of a lost Cherokee collection of art and text. The team unfortunately got bogged down in legal protocol with processes of retrieval that could take decades for the entire collection to be transferred.

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The purpose for artist preservation is expansive, to say the least. Past artwork is necessary to best learn from the past, which is essential for humanity to move on and provide for our posterity. These objects must be analyzed in depth, admired in concept, and honored in orientation.

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An eloquent and enormous building crafted to match that of the Native American landscape during their time of reign on these parts. The museum opened on September 21st, 2004 and since has gone through several different changes that led to higher revenue earnings and tourist travel.

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In cooperating with the white man, challenges were repeatedly thrown at the Native Americans when treaties were broken, land was taken, civilians were assaulted, etc. Their art-form was something to take pride in, a craft to hone in on.