Dickinson College to build Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples
More than 150 people gathered Nov. 8 at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for a ground blessing at the future site of the Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples, according to ICT. The center will be constructed in 2026 with a $20 million gift from alumnus and philanthropist Samuel G. Rose.
The new facility will include ceremonial spaces, classrooms and an art gallery featuring Indigenous works. Amanda Cheromiah, Kawaika/Laguna Pueblo, executive director of the center, said it was designed as “a place for us to gather and heal.” The center honors Sac and Fox Olympian Jim Thorpe, a Carlisle Indian Industrial School alumnus.
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