Mission
CIRCL is established to
promote awareness, protection, appreciation and preservation of the history, culture, and contemporary contributions of the indigenous peoples of the southeastern United States through community involvement, education and cultural exchange programs. CIRCL will maintain an accessible and visible community center to facilitate our goals.
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Goals
- To maintain an accessible and visible repository for a wide variety of resource material relating to the indigenous populations of the southeastern United States for the purposes of research and education. Resources include but are not limited to archaeological and ethno-historical reports, anthropological research documents and publications, reference books, periodicals, maps, audio-visual documents, computer data, photographs, artwork, fiction, poetry, and genealogical material.
- To provide a gathering place for Native Americans and people in the community interested in Native American history and culture.
- To provide a networking center for social services with a focus on problems experienced by the Native American community, e.g., alcohol and substance abuse, diabetes, unemployment.
- To reach out to respected Elders and keepers of traditional knowledge of southeastern indigenous peoples in order to encourage the sharing and recording of their oral traditions and knowledge.
- To provide a public place to exhibit and demonstrate Native American arts and crafts.
- To sponsor monthly public presentations (forums, lectures, panel discussions) relating to indigenous knowledge, area prehistory and history, and modern Native American culture and concerns, and publish a monthly newsletter.
- To hire staff to address issues concerning archaeology, anthropology, social services, cultural resources, archival materials, office managements and other needs that may arise.
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