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Article: National American Indian Museum Prepares for Gala Opening.
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- January 28, 2004
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By Jerry Reynolds, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 28--WASHINGTON - As his staff moved for the first time into their new headquarters on the historic Washington Mall, National Museum of the American Indian director W. Rick West set forth the schedule of events around a day that may well to live up to its surroundings.
Sept. 21, 2004 - an actual opening date, not a projected one, West emphasized to his luncheon audience on Jan. 15 - will mark two decades of contributions from a cast in the thousands, as well as a history stretching beyond 10,000 years. For on that day, the Smithsonian Institution's ...