I. MISSION
The mission of the Inupiat Heritage Center and the Simon Paneak Memorial Museum is to serve the people of the North Slope Borough as a dynamic repository and conveyor of traditional cultural knowledge, values and skills by collecting, recording, preserving, documenting, displaying and interpreting artifacts and other associated materials relating to the history, culture and traditions of the Inupiat people.
Drawing upon this reservoir of knowledge, the Museums assume an active and supportive role in both local and Borough wide cultural awareness, enrichment and educational programs by working in close cooperation with community leaders, village elders, the North Slope Borough Inupiat History, Language and Culture Commission, the North Slope Borough School District and Ilisagvik College to research and develop historical and cultural material for classroom use.