Cultural landscape report for angel mounds state historic site [the indiana state museum and historic sites will develop a cultural landscape report (CLR) for its angel mounds state historic site, a…

The Indiana State Museum Foundation, Inc., doing business as the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, received a $326,686 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will fund the development of a Cultural Landscape Report for the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Indiana. The Report will guide long-term stewardship, preservation, and restoration efforts at the nationally significant Mississippian culture site dating from 1000-1450 CE. It will also inform the planning of a total redesign of the visitor experience at the site to be completed by 2026. Deliverables include research, guidance on integrating Native perspectives, and archaeological management recommendations to benefit the site, researchers, public stakeholders, and descendant Native communities. No sub-awards are planned under the award period concluding on September 30, 2022.

Activities

  this grant funds & nbsp; historic preservation staff who will prepare & nbsp; research about the angel mounds & nbsp; national historic landmark and guide stewardship of the property, including: its preservation; restoration of natural landscapes;  the & nbsp; development of long-term interpretive and visitor experience goals that fully integrate native perspectives and recommendations; archaeological management; and use by descendant native nations.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

?this grant would & nbsp; fund the creation & nbsp; of & nbsp; a cultural landscape report which will inform how the property will be cared for in the future and will also be the first & nbsp; step in planning a total & nbsp; transformation & nbsp; of the visitor experience to be completed by 2026.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the project will benefit the angel mounds historic site, researchers, the public, and the native people descendant from the original creators of the site.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

?the recipient does not intend to sub-award funds. ]