Denny said turtles play an important role in Native American culture ... and began to formulate a plan to turn the space into an art gallery and gathering area for classes and spiritual events.

She said she didn't know the building was shaped like a turtle until her mother filled her in on its history as a Native American arts center. While she described it as "so ugly now," she believes ...

But while studying at Dartmouth College, she took classes that interested her, particularly studio art and Native American Studies. “That’s where my heart was—and still is,” Tsouhlarakis says. Math ...