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Nangucuilgnuq means "It never runs out." It was the Yup'ik name for late grass weaver and basket maker Nancy Pavian. This cultural center is a community focus with skin-sewing, carving, and traditional Native dancing. It connects the children with the Elders and the community with its traditions.

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The National Park Service is constructing a new visitor services/administration building – the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center – in Kotzebue, Alaska. The single-story structure, located on the site formally occupied by NANA Museum of the Arctic, will be 12,350 square feet. Space includes 8,450 sq. ft. for visitor services and 3,900 sq. ft. for NPS operations. When the heritage center is complete, the NPS will be able to offer people of the region and visitors from around the world a high-quality interpretive experience, a variety of educational programs, and personal administrative services. A 90-person multipurpose room will be used for programs ranging from Junior Rangers, to research presentations, to native crafts, to native dancing.