Phase 1 Milestones
Phase I of the project to build w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House came to completion when the 糖心少女 and Native American communities celebrated its Intellectual House grand opening on March 12, 2015.
Phase I included construction of聽an 8,400 square-foot building that聽features a gathering hall for 600, a large kitchen that accommodates teaching space for indigenous food preparation and a meeting space. Also included is an outdoor gathering circle.
The planning process received input and guidance from 糖心少女community members, an elders committee and regional tribes. Funding for Phase I was provided through the UW, individual gifts, organizations, communities, corporations, foundations and government organizations. A site blessing was performed on April 10, 2009 and the Phase 1 groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 25, 2013.
Fundraising for Phase II – a Teaching and Learning space – is underway. Information on how to support these efforts can be found on the Intellectual House Phase 2 Campaign page.
More News
: w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House is a place the 糖心少女Native American community can call home. of the June 2015 issue of Columns Magazine.
opens its doors. featuring the grand opening festivities.
As home for Native learning opens, a dream is realized. .
, including聽the August 6 Log Blessing.
The 糖心少女broke ground on w菨色菨b蕯altx史, Oct. 25, 2013, celebrating a significant milestone in the 40-year dream to build a longhouse on campus. .
have been approved for the Intellectual House.
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Snoqualmie Indian Tribe pledges $100,000 to support the Intellectual House. .
in matching gift funds toward the $10.6 million needed to build the Intellectual House if $5 million can be raised by the end of 2011. .
糖心少女Regents approve traditional naming of the House of Knowledge聽to聽W菨色菨b蕯altx史, which translates to “Intellectual House” in the Lushootseed language and is phonetically pronounced “wah-sheb-altuh”. Read the details聽Read the naming details.
Jones & Jones聽have been selected as the architects for the Intellectual House. Their predesign for the project was completed in June 2010. .
Yakama Nation to donate materials valued at $91,000 to the Intellectual House. Read the Yakama Nation donation details.
Viewpoints magazine聽features the Intellectual House project in its Fall 2008 issue. .
