Angel Mounds State Historic Site

To tell the story of Angel Mounds State Historic Site, a place with a history that is more than a thousand years in the making, BPI worked closely with descendant native tribes using story and art to show the continuum of their cultures. 

BPI provided creative multimedia design, interpretive planning, content development, interpretive writing, and media production. The exhibit includes an award-winning five-screen theater, two interactive tables, linear media featuring key tribal artists, and audio programs. To round out the storytelling, the exhibit has interpretive signage and artistic exhibits. 

In addition to collaborating with a number of recognized American Indian tribes and their citizens throughout the Midwest, BPI documented contemporary stories from native artists, and tribal elders. These stories confirm that these vibrant societies have deep connections to Angel Mounds.

BPI—alongside writer and BPI Executive Producer Candy Moulton—has been honored with the Spur Award for Best Western Documentary Script from the Western Writers of America for “Power of the Mounds.” This recognition highlights our team’s commitment to authentic storytelling and immersive media that deepen understanding and inspire visitors of all ages.

Client: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Category: History & Culture
Services: Media Design, Film & Video

What We Did:

  • Planning & Media Design
  • Five Screen Orientation Film
  • Map Table Projection
  • Audio stories

The visitor center is very impressive for a small state park. Lots of interactive exhibits and artifacts displayed.

–Visitor Review

Told using only native voices, “Power of the Mounds” is a 5-screen immersive theater. The film explores the importance of the site and the connection indigenous people still have to the location.
Gain understanding of the cosmology, agriculture, art, archaeology, trade, and other topics when using the BPI-developed interactive that combines audio and video presentations with detailed animations.
Miami and Shawnee storytellers share tales of the night sky in this BPI-developed interactive.
Anita Fields, an Osage and Muskogee Creek tribal member, creates interpretive art using clay. Her installation at Angel Mounds honors the people, culture, and worldviews held by the indigenous people who resided, created, and sustained life through a connection to nature and the cosmos at this significant site.
Wyandotte Potter Richard Zane Smith continues the traditions of hand-crafted, and wood-fired pottery using techniques once common at Angel Mounds.
Cultural traditions of the tribal nations that are connected to Angel Mounds are reflected throughout the exhibits at Angel Mounds.