The coyote valley band of pomo indians will hire an operations coordinator to run the day-to-day operations of the tribe's pomo cultural center, and to prepare IT to properly store, display,…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians $250,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to build collections stewardship capacity at the tribe's Pomo Cultural Center.

The recipient will hire an operations coordinator to manage day-to-day operations and lead implementation of professional collections management practices. The coordinator will work with the tribe's historian and cultural center staff to develop exhibits and cultural programs, catalogue and preserve cultural collections, and manage loaned or returned items. The project includes purchasing exhibition fixtures and furniture and acquiring and installing a modern security system. By strengthening collections stewardship infrastructure, the tribe will expand its capacity to accept transfers of Pomo cultural items currently held by other museums and institutions, increasing community access to tribal belongings and cultural knowledge.

Performance runs through August 31, 2029, at Redwood Valley, California.

The coyote valley band of pomo indians will hire an operations coordinator to run the day-to-day operations of the tribe's pomo cultural center, and to prepare IT to properly store, display, catalogue, protect, and preserve cultural collections and loaned or returned items. The coordinator will work with the tribe's historian and other cultural center staff to develop exhibits and cultural programs, implement professional collections management practices, purchase necessary exhibition fixtures and furniture, and purchase and install a modern security system. By increasing their collections stewardship capacity, this project will result in the tribe being able to accept transfers of pomo items currently being held for safekeeping by other museums and institutions, expanding community access to tribal belongings and knowledge.