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w�ɫ�bʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

Phase I History & Archives

Phase 1 Milestones

A gathering at the intellectual house. Around 18 people, including former president Anna Marie and Dr. Sheila, are engaged in an activity together

Phase I of the project to build wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ· – Intellectual House came to completion when the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and Native American communities celebrated its Intellectual House grand opening on March 12, 2015.

Phase I included construction of an 8,400 square-foot building that features a gathering hall for 600, a large kitchen that accommodates teaching space for indigenous food preparation and a meeting space. Also included is an outdoor gathering circle.

The planning process received input and guidance from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community members, an elders committee and regional tribes. Funding for Phase I was provided through the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, individual gifts, organizations, communities, corporations, foundations and government organizations. A site blessing was performed on April 10, 2009 and the Phase 1 groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 25, 2013.

Fundraising for Phase II – a Teaching and Learning space – is underway. Information on how to support these efforts can be found on the Intellectual House Phase 2 Campaign page.

More News

A group of people holding purple shovels and wearing hats, ready to break ground

: wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ· – Intellectual House is a place the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Native American community can call home. of the June 2015 issue of Columns Magazine.

opens its doors. featuring the grand opening festivities.

As home for Native learning opens, a dream is realized. .

, including the August 6 Log Blessing.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ broke ground on wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ·, Oct. 25, 2013, celebrating a significant milestone in the 40-year dream to build a longhouse on campus. .

have been approved for the Intellectual House.

 for Intellectual House Begins.

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe pledges $100,000 to support the Intellectual House. .

in matching gift funds toward the $10.6 million needed to build the Intellectual House if $5 million can be raised by the end of 2011. .

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Regents approve traditional naming of the House of Knowledge to WÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ·, which translates to “Intellectual House” in the Lushootseed language and is phonetically pronounced “wah-sheb-altuh”. Read the details Read the naming details.

Jones & Jones have been selected as the architects for the Intellectual House. Their predesign for the project was completed in June 2010. .

Yakama Nation to donate materials valued at $91,000 to the Intellectual House. Read the Yakama Nation donation details.

Viewpoints magazine features the Intellectual House project in its Fall 2008 issue. .

Viewpoints