Emile Brunel’s extraordinary dream survives 100 years…
Brunel Park is a community-driven cultural center located on the former site of Emile Brunel’s home and Le Chalet Indien, a hotel opened by Brunel in 1921. Brunel was deeply enamored of Native American peoples and devoted half of his lifetime to constructing concrete expressionistic sculptures devoted to these indigenous communities.
The result is an extraordinary, surreal, and magical folk art environment that is currently listed in the National and State Register of Historic Places.
Today, these sculptures, built between 1921 and 1939 are still standing as a testament to the tangible and intangible cultural assets and practices of the Native American people of our region. The park hosts a plethora of native horticulture and serves as a tranquil, healing, inclusive and reflective space for visitors and residents.
Our immediate focus is on raising funds to replenish our financial stores to support new programs and ongoing maintenance of the ecosystem and garden they are inseparable from. If you are interested in supporting our mission, please click the button below.