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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE TOMAQUAG MUSEUM ON BEING SELECTED AS A

FINALIST FOR THE 2016 NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE

     Introduced By: Representatives Price, Barros, and Roberts

     Date Introduced: March 31, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Annually, the Institute of Museum and Library Services bestows its highest

national honor, the National Medal, to museums and libraries for demonstrating innovative

approaches and extraordinary service to the community; and

     WHEREAS, The Tomaquag Museum, located in Exeter, Rhode Island, has received the

coveted distinction of being named as one of the thirty 2016 finalists for this prestigious Medal;

and

     WHEREAS, Established almost six decades ago, by anthropologist Eva Butler, the

Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island's "only museum dedicated to telling the story of the state's

Indigenous Peoples" and is also the only museum in the state to be operated by Native people;

and

     WHEREAS, Through inventive approaches such as the museum's podcast, as well as

preserving records, creating partnerships, and educating the public through films, books, exhibits,

lectures and workshops, the Tomaquag Museum is keeping the rich history and culture of the

Native Community alive for future generations; and

     WHEREAS, Utilizing the core guiding values of Respect, Leadership, Inclusiveness,

Knowledge, and Responsibility, the Tomaquag Museum is fostering the interrelationship of all

people and its accomplishments are eminently worthy of our gratitude and recognition; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates the Tomaquag Museum on being selected as a

finalist for the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. We moreover thank the

museum's dedicated staff for their efforts to engage and enlighten the citizenry of our state; and

be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Lorén Spears, Executive Director, Tomaquag

Museum.

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