Intertribal Life Newspaper -

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has awarded the Autry Museum of the American West a generous grant of $414,101, the largest gift the Autry has received from any tribe or Native community. The grant will enable the Autry to build and strengthen relationships with Native communities as well as provide significant access to its collections, particularly with the anticipated opening of the Autry's Resources Center.

"This grant would be notable enough just given its sheer magnitude," said W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne), president and CEO of the Autry. "What make...