It's 11 years old now. It took almost 20 years before funding was finally approved by the Alberta government and the Government of Canada. We hired an architect, and he went around meeting with the elders and asking them how they would like to see this museum built. As I said earlier, it's a metaphor of our culture. It's very unique. It's been recognized by the UN. When it was built, they said this could become a world-class facility—UNESCO would recognize it. The ongoing programs that we have right now are based more on tourism. People from all over the world have shown up. We have this place that tells the history of the Siksika Nation, and a history of our traditional territories.
For example, this year it's booked almost every day from April to September by people from Calgary—students, political groups and historical groups. They're coming to visit us and they're asking a lot of questions.
I'm reminded of when it was first opened. I went to the museum just to see what was going on. A lady was coming out and was kind of crying, so I jokingly asked the staff, “What did you do to her?” They said that she was crying because our culture is so beautiful. We should have done this a long time ago.
Thank you.