Submitted Art The grand opening celebration of the MHA Nation Interpretive Center, west of New Town, will be held May 19. The center will tell the story of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation.

NEW TOWN – The new MHA Nation Interpretive Center will tell the story of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

A grand opening celebration of the new center is set for May 19.

The center is located near the Earth Lodge Village west of New Town.

According to MHA Nation – Three Affiliated Tribes – information, the interpretive center building will house a number of offices and a large display of museum quality and interactive kiosk of the culture. The building has a 250-seat event room and a state of the art kitchen for preparing traditional meals to the public for certain events. A classroom will be available for cultural educational classes. The center also has a coffee shop and gift shop.

There is also an amphitheater with outside seating for 500 people.

Delphine Baker is executive director of the interpretive center.