"Native Americans have struggled to hang onto their cultures for decades. On August 20th, a local tribe will have a new resource to help.

The Tulalips are opening a cultural center on their reservation. It not only shares history the way the tribe sees it, but bridges the past with modern-day life.

A big part of Tulalip culture is to revere tribal elders, like 83-year-old Wayne Williams. People call him a walking encyclopedia because the roots of his knowledge run deep.

"I’m still in the same house my grandparents built in 1922," he says. "My grandfather felt very strongly we should remember our past and tried to preserve it.""

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Artscape: Tulalip cultural center helps maintain tribe's traditions (KPLU 8/7)