Traveling exhibit at library features innovations of Native Americans

Kira Mikutaitis demonstrates how Native Americans were able to catch fish using a tool that acts like Velcro. Photos by Sarah Brown

The Sweet Home Public Library is hosting an exhibit from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History that features the creatively engineered tools, buildings and other items designed by Native Americans.

The museum, based in Eugene, offers two traveling exhibits for rural Oregon libraries and community organizations to utilize. Called the “Museum Adventures” program, it includes either “Oregon’s Dino Story” or “Native Innovation,” the latter of which is currently hosted in Sweet Home.

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