Mission Statement

The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center will celebrate the life and literature of Mari Sandoz and the culture of the High Plains. Through the acquisition, preservation, display and interpretation of archival materials, records, documents, books, specimens and artifacts of this region, the Center honors the culture and the legacy of Mari Sandoz and the heritage and history of the High Plains. The Center's collections constitute the physical inventory of the resources necessary to sustain the people and the environment of the High Plains and man's interaction with the natural world. (http://www.csc.edu/svp/sandozpolicy.csc)