House of Awakened Culture
| House of Awakened Culture | |
|---|---|
sgwәdzadad qәɫ ʔaltxw | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Suquamish Tribe |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 13,169 sq ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mithun |
The House of Awakened Culture (
History
The Suquamish Tribe historically had a
Also in 2004, the Suquamish Tribal Council began exploring the possibility of building a community center for the tribe to host traditional events.
The house was dedicated and named on February 28, 2009, in a ceremony bringing together over 400 visitors from across the United States and Canada.[8] It opened to the public in a second ceremony on March 10. During the ceremony's opening prayer, a tribal elder declared that "It's been a long, long time since we've had a home to call our own. It's the dreams of our ancestors, our people to have our own place to be who we were meant to be."[1]
Shortly after the house's official opening on February 28, 2009, it hosted the end of the 2009 Tribal Canoe Journey.[8] Over a six-day period, nearly 10,000 indigenous people from around the world traveled to the house for a celebration of native culture.[9][10] Since then, the house has continued to act as a community hub for the Suquamish tribe.[11][1] Some community members, including former Tribal Council presidents and Stonechild Chiefstick, are memorialized there.[12][13]
Architecture
The building is long and concave, consisting of a main hall, accompanying canoe shed, and garden area. A total of 13,169 square feet (1,223 m2), the house is primarily constructed out of
Comparing the House of Awakened Culture to traditional longhouses, Lauren Rieke described it as fitting into a larger trend of tribes asserting their culture, writing that the longhouse "exemplifies the contemporary culture of the Suquamish, while at the same time providing a tangible link to their past traditions."[14]: 110 Rieke noted that unlike more traditional longhouses, the House of Awakened Culture has large double doors and horizontal siding rather than vertical.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Holly (15 January 2019). "House of Awakened Culture". SAH Archipedia. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ van Gelder, Sarah Ruth (2005-01-18). "Going Home". YES! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Mackie, Quentin (2010-04-04). "D'Suq'Wub: Old Man House – a Poster". Northwest Coast Archaeology. Retrieved 2022-08-30.[self-published source]
- ^ Long, Priscilla (2004-12-17). "Washington State Parks Commission gives Old Man House State Park to the Suquamish Tribe on August 12, 2004". HistoryLink. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Suquamish celebrate tradition, culture with opening of Old Man House". Kitsap Daily News. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Capital Campaign". The Suquamish Tribe. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "House of Awakened Culture". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ a b Herrmann, Babette (2009-03-16). "Suquamish tribe debuts community house". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Sheppard, Derek (2009-08-08). "Some Journeys Are Longer Than Others". Kitsap Sun. Bremerton, Washington. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 2022-08-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mapes, Lynda V. (2009-08-08). "Tribes around Northwest gather in Suquamish for canoe journeys". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Forsman, Leonard (2019-08-22). "We continue to build on Chief Seattle's legacy". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Richard Belmont Jr., Former Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe". Indian Gaming. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Pilling, Nathan (2019-07-25). "Family, friends mourn Stonechild Chiefstick, man shot by police officer in Poulsbo". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ hdl:1794/13224.