▁Lyn ch burg ▁and ▁its ▁en vir ons ." ▁ ▁Log o ▁▁ ▁The ▁logo ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁the ▁Sank of a , ▁a ▁symbol ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Ak an ▁people ▁of ▁West ▁Africa . ▁It ▁means ▁" return ▁and ▁take ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁that ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁forgotten ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁but ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁of ▁use ▁today ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁future ." ▁In ▁Gh ana ▁the ▁Sank of a ▁is ▁stamp ed ▁on ▁text iles ▁and ▁car ved ▁on ▁cer emon ial ▁objects ▁and ▁tools . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Association ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁Museum s ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Virginia ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Virginia ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁museum s ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Virginia <0x0A> </s> ▁Am isk ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁east ▁central ▁Al berta , ▁Canada . ▁▁ ▁The ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁am isk ▁( <0xE1> <0x90> <0x8A> <0xE1> <0x92> <0xA5> <0xE1> <0x90> <0xA2> <0xE1> <0x90> <0xA0> ), ▁the ▁C ree ▁word ▁for ▁" be aver ". ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁survey ed ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁sett lers ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁arrived . ▁The ▁first ▁general ▁store ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁went ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9