Unknown Studio Leads Landscape for the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples
Unknown Studio is thrilled to be working on the new home for the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples (CFNP) at Dickinson College, in collaboration with Jones & Jones (Design Architect), OZ Collaborative (Architect of Record), JBC (Soils & Irrigation Design), and CS Davidson (Civil and Site Structural Engineering).
Located near the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS), the project carries profound significance for Indigenous communities across North America that are connected to its history.
“Just a few miles from the former grounds of a place that sought to erase our cultures and identities, the new space will stand as a testament to our strength,” said Amanda Cheromiah (KawaiKa-Laguna Pueblo), director of the CFNP. “By advancing the futures of Native Peoples through cultural revitalization, ceremony, intergenerational knowledge-sharing and Indigenous-focused research, the center honors the past while shaping what is yet to come.”
The new home for CFNP will also house the Samuel G. Rose ’58 Art Gallery, expanding the College’s exhibition spaces with a focus on Indigenous artworks alongside the existing rotating exhibits of the Trout Gallery. This expanded facility will strengthen CFNP’s role as a leading educational resource for Indigenous studies and culture.
Unknown Studio is landscape architect of record and is working in close collaboration with the project team and CFNP stakeholders, shaping outdoor spaces that support education, gathering, and reflection on the project’s cultural context.
