HURRICANE, UTAH · LIBERTY VILLAGE
Before There Was America,
There Were Teachers.
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The untold story of America's first partners — and the place where it will finally be told, celebrated, and passed to every generation that follows.
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NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER · PHASE 1 UNDERWAY
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LOCATION
HURRICANE, UT
PARTNERSHIP
LIBERTY VILLAGE
3-PHASE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
SHARE THE WISDOM OF THE FIRST VOICES ONCE AGAIN
MISSION
What History Taught You was Only
A STORY AMERICA FORGOT
Half the Story
Most Americans encounter Native history through fragments — brief chapters in a textbook, a holiday, a tragic ending. What is rarely told is the foundational role Native peoples played in shaping the very ideals America claims as her own.
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A Thanksgiving story
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A westward expansion chapter
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A tragic ending
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Western movies
These are not the whole story. They are the most convenient pieces of a far larger, far more extraordinary truth.
"True understanding of America remains incomplete without a deep appreciation of the Native American history and culture that shaped its very foundations."
-Native American Cultural Center
Ancient petroglyphs — messages from the first stewards of this land
Feature Story
The Arrows That
Built a Nation
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In the mid-1700s, a Native leader named Chief Canasatego of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) was asked to speak to the American colonies.
Rather than delivering a lecture, he performed a simple demonstration. He held up a single arrow and snapped it easily in half. Then he gathered several arrows together, bound them tightly, and asked if anyone could break them.
No one could.
Individually, nations are fragile.
Together, they are unbreakable.
This principle of unity under a shared law became the foundation of the Great Law of Peace — a Native system of governance that balanced power between tribes, protected individual voices, and required consensus in leadership. Its influence reached far beyond Native nations. It directly inspired the structure of the United States government.
Today, the Great Seal of the United States shows an eagle clutching a bundle of arrows. A symbol borrowed directly from Native teaching.
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This is not folklore. This is American History
The Ideals America Embodies
THE CONTRIBUTION
Were Lived Here First
Democracy, unity, and the rule of law did not appear out of thin air. These traditions were practiced over countless generations by sovereign Native Nations.
Democracy
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Consensus-based governance practiced by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy centuries before the American republic.
Unity
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The Great Law of Peace united sovereign nations under shared principles — a model the Founding Fathers studied and admired.
Liberty
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Individual rights protected within a collective framework — a balance Native governance achieved long before it was written into law.
Federalism
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The distribution of power across sovereign tribal nations directly parallels the federal structure of the United States.
Stewardship
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Centuries of sustainable land management, agricultural innovation, and ecological knowledge shared generously with settlers.
Rule of Law
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Codified systems of governance, diplomacy, and conflict resolution that predate the Constitution by generations.
A Living Cultural Center
AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
Not a Museum
The Native American Cultural Center is designed as a fully immersive, living experience — modeled in spirit after the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawai'i. This will not be a place you walk through quietly.
Native American storytellers in traditional clothing
Immersive village environments across tribal cultures
Live demonstrations of ancestral teachings, agriculture, and daily life
Performances, music, and traditional dances
Curriculum-based educational programming for schools
Hands-on experiences for students and families
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It will be a place where history speaks. Where history is experienced and felt
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PHASE ONE - FOUNDAION
Where the Story Begins
$1,500,000
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-12-building Cultural Village
- The Core Storytelling Pavilion
- Beautifully Landscaped Lakes and Streams
-Shaded Gathering Places
Built in Phases.
A ONCE IN-A-GENERATION OPORTUNITY
Built to Last Forever
PHASE TWO - EXPANSION
The Full Experience
$1,500,000
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-Multiple Tribal Environments
-Trading Post and Pow Wow Circle
-Museum and Gallery
-Performance Spaces and Historical Exhibits
PHASE ONE - FOUNDAION
Where the Story Begins
$1,500,000
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-12-building Cultural Village
- The Core Storytelling Pavilion
- Beautifully Landscaped Lakes and Streams
-Shaded Gathering Places
PHASE THREE - NATIONAL LANDMARK
$64,000,000
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A Permanent National
Legacy
-Multiple Tribal Spaces and Festivals
- Full-Scale Destination Campus
-National Education Centers
-National Curriculum Partnerships
Hurricane, Utah - Gateway to the American Southwest
HURRICANE, UTAH - LIBERTY VILLAGE
A National Destination
In the Heart of America
The Native American Cultural Center will be built adjacent to Liberty Village - a major national heritage destination dedicated to the founding ideas of America. Together, these two centers form a powerful educational corridor.
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A Regional Tourism Anchor
Positioned to serve millions of visitors traveling through the American Southwest each year
A National Educational Destination
School groups, families, and scholars from across America will find curriculum aligned programming and immersive learning
A Permanent Cultural Institution
Not just for today - a legacy built to endure for generations of Americans who deserve to know the full story
Some Stories Are Too
Important to Lose
The National Native American Cultural Center is mor than a project. It is a national cultural correction. A national Memory, A gift to future generations. Tell us how you'd like to be involved.