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Native America Calling: Saving historic architecture and other important places
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Saving historic architecture and other important places
During the brief time it was open, the Turtle building in Niagara Falls, New York, served as the Native American Center for the Living Arts.

It was designed by the late Northern Arapaho architect Dennis Sun Rhodes. Now it stands vacant and is in the way of a proposal for a high-rise hotel. It is on the most recent list of Most Endangered Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Turtle Building
The Turtle Building, formerly home to the Native American Center for the Living Arts, is located at 25 Rainbow Blvd in Niagara Falls, New York. Photo: Skvader

Another place on the list is the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in Virginia. Tribal leaders say their land will be underwater within the next 65 years.

Tune into Native America Calling to hear about some of the threatened historic places and the efforts to save them.

Pamunkey Reservation
The Pamunkey Reservation in Virginia is home to the Pamunkey Tribe. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program

Guests on Native America Calling
Kevin Brown (Pamunkey), Chief of Pamunkey Tribe, headquartered in Virginia

Shaun Wilson (Mohawk), president of the board of directors for the Friends of the Niagara Turtle in New York

Emma Wilson (Mohawk), student and social media manager for the Friends of the Niagara Turtle in New York

Charles Vaughn (Hualapai), council member and former chairman of the Hualapai Tribe in Arizona

America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places Overview [Captions]
America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places Overview [Captions]

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