Future Plans

You will find authentic Native American and Western crafts and gifts to give, to collect, and to appreciate in the Koshare Trading Post.

In addition, to the art and artifacts, see the largest self-supported log roof in the world -- one of the most popular features in the museum.

Discover the inspiring story of how a group of boys built the Koshare program. The story begins at the bottom of the Great Depression.

The Koshare Indian Dancers are the members of Boy Scout Troop 232 and Venturing Crew 2230 of the Rocky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America.

The remodel of 2000 brought many improvements to the Museum. We are still lacking in space for the dancer program, gallery displays, and library/research space. Thanks to a grant from the Daniels Fund, the Museum is sponsored a Master Planning process in the spring and summer of 2007. FBT Architects (Albuquerque, New Mexico) will conducted stakeholder interviews and meetings, prepare preliminary findings and then the final report.

We are expanding the leadership/character building model set forth by our founder. Youth training experts have provided seminars in leadership, time management, priority setting and project management.

One focus of our Anniversary year (2008) will be to provide historic and cultural outreach to schools in our region as well as to artist organizations throughout the Arkansas Valley.

Stored artifacts have been placed in open display space in our climate controlled, Collection storage room. Visitors can now view these artifacts through two, plate-glass windows. It has become one of the favorite stops on our Museum tour. Our Curator has a visual plan for the Museum to provide signage and flow that is easier for our visitors to follow. Two cases have already been redone. The full Museum should be completed in time for the 75th Anniversary celebration (dependent on adequate funding).

It is hard to believe that the Koshare Indian Dancers will be 75 years old in 2008. If you have not already submitted a survey, please do so or just let us know what activities you would like for the anniversary celebration. Preliminary thoughts are a Koshare performance for current and former Koshare Indian Dancers, speakers, special displays of artists who were friends of Bucks or the Museums, and a banquet. Many other innovative ideas are being submitted. Make sure your ideas are included. We want to hear from all of you.