Nez Perce hope to rebuild long house by 2015

 

Last updated 3/12/2014 at 9:47am



Construction of the new Nez Perce Tribe Long House that was destroyed by fire the day after Christmas, 2012, could begin as early as late summer, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Albert Andrews Redstar said that a group has been working with the Long House architect and the final drawings could be done by mid-June.

The Nez Perce are looking at a $3.2 million price tag on the near 6,000 square-foot building.

Shortly after fire destroyed the former structure, it was revealed that the building had been insured for $350,000.

Redstar said that the Nez Perce will get some help from other tribes. He stated that the Yakama Tribe had indicated that it would furnish some of the building materials. “And other tribes also have indicated they would help,” Redstar noted. He also indicated that the Nez Perce are working with funding agencies.

A starting date could be as early as September.

“We would like to have it ready by March of 2015,” Redstar stated.

It was estimated that it would take 3-5 months to build.

The new long house will be constructed at the same site as the old location, about a mile south of Nespelem.

The new long house may be patterned after the White Swan Long House located on the Yakama Reservation, Redstar said. The new building would be wood construction.

 

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