On April 27, 1996, The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, a small tribe of 360 members, had opening day ceremonies for a new $400,000 Museum/Multi-Purpose Building.

At the ceremony, Gary Bahr thanked the 100 people in attendance for honoring his family by dedicating the building to the memory of his grandfather, Charles W. Robidoux, who served on the Tribal Council for 53 years.

A plaque honoring Jules Valdez also hangs prominently in the foyer. Mr. Valdez headed up the Indian Division of the HUD office in Oklahoma City and assisted many tribes in Oklahoma and Kansas improve and upgrade their infrastructures through the grant process. He was to lose his life in the infamous Oklahoma City Bombing, April 19, 1995.

The building will contain the services of the Community Health Representative, Drug and Alcohol Program, Education Office, Curators and Archives Office, Enrollment Office and a Senior Citizens Activities Director.

A museum will be open to the public, with items loaned to the Museum from tribal members, the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka, Kansas and the St. Joseph Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri.

"The building has taken years of planning, but has had the support of many tribal administrations and the tribe worked together to realize this goal today," said Joan Rebar, former Tribal Chairperson, "this museum is not just for the Sac and Fox people but for all tribes."