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Located on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center is a non-profit educational foundation created for the purpose of preserving Native American artifacts, art, and culture. |
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Location: Hwy 12,
Frisco, NC [Map, Driving directions & GPS information] Hours: 10.30 AM - 5.00 PM Open: Tuesday - Sunday (Monday by appointment only) Winter Hours Adjusted Admission: $5 per person $15 per family $3 for seniors Services: Guided tours and programs on a variety of topics are available for Scouts, school, community, and senior groups. Contact the museum to schedule programs at least two weeks in advance. Contact: P.O. Box 399, Frisco, NC 27936 Tel: (252) 995-4440 Fax: (252) 995-4030 admin@nativeamericanmuseum.org |
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| Housed in a building with a 100 years of history, the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center contains a nationally recognized collection of Native American artifacts, exhibits, and natural history displays. | Galleries filled with native art wind through the facility and include information on Native Americans across the United States as well as artifacts from the first inhabitants of Hatteras Island. Local finds include a dug-out canoe discovered on museum property as well as items recovered from the site of East Carolina University's archaeological dig at Buxton Village. | In addition to traditional exhibits and tours, the museum's
activities also include Native American workshops, Scout badge work, school
science projects, Native American studies, programs for the visually impaired,
senior citizen seminars, and special events such as Journey Home: Annual Inter-tribal Powwow and Dancing Moccasins: Living History weekend |
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© 2004 Frisco Native American Museum |
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