Hays County is on the brink of a momentous decision that will restore Indigenous stewardship to a modicum of our homeland that archaeologists acknowledge as the oldest, continuously inhabited site in North America.
The Hays County Commissioners Court will soon announce the allocation of Parks and Open Spaces bond funds to organizations whose applications have been scored by a citizen’s advisory commission. The Indigenous Cultures Center project was scored as a Tier One Project, which the advisory commission considered the “very best” and “highly recommend[ed] to fund at some level.” With this Center, the Indigenous Cultures Institute aims to protect 10 acres of land, hopefully provided by the City of San Marcos, and establish a “green” facility that will be a statewide model for environmental sustainability and highlight our local Indigenous culture.
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