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Grand Rapids Public Museum opens reimagined Anishinaabek Exhibit on Indigenous Peoples Day

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Public Museum celebrated the opening of its newly reimagined "Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place" exhibit on Monday — fittingly, on Indigenous Peoples Day — the result of a years-long collaborative effort with Indigenous leaders, cultural…

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Unity Park opens in Grand Rapids, honoring neighborhood history with repurposed church artifacts

“Part of my role was just a neighbor who really cared what was happening in the neighborhood in this giant, empty lot and I wanted to ensure that I could bring my neighbor’s voices and amplify it in whatever way…

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Grand Rapids Public Museum debuts refreshed Indigenous history exhibit

“We’ve rested this exhibit for almost two years, and today we are bringing it back all refreshed and renewed and with a lot of the old stories that were in there and some new stories as well.” Katrina Furman is…

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