About Us
Overall Objectives: S.R.A.C. is dedicated to education, research and preservation of the region's Native American archaeological, cultural and historical assets for the communities within the Twin Tier Region. SRAC is not a political organization and is not involved in the pursuit of political endeavors of any culture. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Click here to watch a video about SRAC presented at the Annual Membership Meeting October, 2007.
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SRAC Director of Archeaology, Mr. Dick Cowles |
1.) Developing joint responsibility and
stewardship between Native Americans and local citizens for artifacts
and other historical and cultural assets relative to the Twin Tier
Region.
2.) To acquire and display these assets for the purpose of adding them
to the interpretive collections of the S.R.A.C. for further research and
education.
3.) To sponsor new archaeological research within the Twin Tier Region
area and to establish and promote other educational and interpretive
activities related to Native American history and culture within the
Twin Tier Region. This would include items such as, but not limited to,
educational programs, speakers and presentations for educational groups
within the Twin Tier Region and the surrounding areas.
4.) To establish a location within the area of the Twin Tier Region that
will house a visitor/educational center, archaeological exhibits.
(Library, museum, auditorium, gift shop, etc.)
5.) To produce and make available to visitors, by sale or free
distribution, items such as suitable interpretive and educational
material, including books, maps, pamphlets, visuals, and recordings.
6.) To give all possible aid to local efforts in
conserving, developing, preserving, and interpreting the Native American
historical assets found in the Twin Tier Region.
7.) To establish a database for the Twin Tier Region in order to record
all artifacts, other historical and cultural assets within the Twin Tier
Region, in order to preserve the data for future generations.
8.) By all of the above to further the great respect for nature
inclusive of all its creatures, as illustrated in the lives of those who
were the original inhabitants of the Twin Tier Region. With the
conviction that S.R.A.C.'s program of activity heightens the values of
environmental preservation to its present occupants.
