The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is an institution of living cultures dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.
Information
- Location:
- Washington, DC, 20013
- Phone:
- (202) 633-1000
- Mon - Sun:
- 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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Eskimo mask
Eskimo (Kuskwogmiut or Kuskokwim) mask representing a spirit (Amekak) that lives in the ground. Carved and painted wood with feathers.
Events
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- NMAI Holiday Celebration
Potomac Atrium & Rasmuson Theater
Saturday, December 26 at 10:00am
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2501 Migrants: A journey. Film by Yolanda Cruz about the amazing story of the sculptor Alejandro Santiago whom with help of his Mexican community from Oaxaca, Mexico, built 2501 human-size clay sculptures in remembrance of the migrants that went up north, most of them never to return.
2501 Migrants: A Journey. Documenta...l de Yolanda Cruz sobre la increible historia del escultor Alejandro Santiago, quien con ayuda de algunos miembros de su pueblo de Oaxaca, Mexico, esculpieron 2501 piezas de arcilla en recuerdo de los migrantes que dejaron su tierra en búsqueda de oportunidades a Estados Unidos - la mayoría sin regresar jamás.
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Trailer del video de Alejandro Santiago de los 2501 Migrantes www.alejandrosantiago.com.mx
National Museum of the American Indian A Day with the Artists Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. Resource Center, Third levelMeet Kelly Church (Grand Traverse Band Ottawa/Chippewa Indians), John Hudson (Tsimshian), and Dennis White (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe)—Spend an afternoon learning about their art forms, influences and special projects.
National Museum of the American Indian With the world’s attention fixed on Copenhagen, Australian aboriginals use their traditional wisdom to help with the climate problem.
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A group from the Northern Territory is leaving for Copenhagen tomorrow to present its approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through fire management.
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Payments to settle claims about revenue in American Indian trust funds could end one of the most complicated class-action lawsuits ever brought against the U.S.
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Images taken today at the noon performance. This group came from Whiteriver, Arizona.
Dancers included: Sterling Goseyun, Jr., Jerry Gloshay, Chester Colelay, O'Brian Declay and Malik Lee.
Singers included: Theodore Declay, Sr., Jerry Gloshay, Sr., Ramon Riley, Jarrett Edale and Fabian Enriquez.
Other familiy m...ember there in support included: Novalyn Gokhsh, Francine Hinton and Earlinda Zahgotah.
All photos by Leonda Levchuk (Navajo).
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National Museum of the American Indian This group from Whiteriver, Ariz. performed at the museum on Tuesday, Dec. 8. They were here to celebrate the selection and installation of a holiday tree from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near their reservation.
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National Museum of the American Indian Here is a video of the Apache Spirit Dancers that performed here at the museum today.
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National Museum of the American Indian A short dynamic video of the NMAI during its five year existence.
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The National Museum of the American Indian opened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2004. This video was produced to celebrate our five year anniversary. The music is Dance With Wood by the Global Drum Project.
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Tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec 8) at noon in the Potomac Atrium, the Mountain Spirit Dancers from the White Mountain Apache Reservation will perform the “gaan” or Mountain Spirit dance.
This is one of the most striking and impressive traditional dances. The group is in DC as part of a delegation from Arizona accompanying the o...fficial Capitol Christmas Tree.
They are dancing to bless that tree and also a smaller version that is lcoated outside on our Outdoor Ampitheater.
Please join us at noon tomorrow to welcome and support our friends from the White Mountain Apache community.
National Museum of the American Indian David Boxley and his son performed some song and dances from the Tsimshian culture today at noon during our Art Market. They will be performing again tomorrow at noon.
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National Museum of the American Indian Don't forget this weekend, 10 - 5:30 daily, get your holiday shopping completed in one day! Jewelry, apparel, and more including Tsimshian song and dance with David Boxley at 12 noon on both days!
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National Museum of the American Indian Watch this amazing video showing 5 years of NMAI history in 4 minutes. Where you here to witness these events??
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The museum is a receipient of one of the companion trees that is a part of the group of 75 trees delivered to Washington, DC from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in northeastern Arizona.
It is approximately 15-ft high and it is a blue spruce.
All the ornaments are hand-crafted and from Native elementary and middle schools in Arizona.
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The NMAI Art Market will be held THIS WEEKEND, Dec. 5-6, at the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and at the museum's George Gustav Heye Center in New York City.
Each location will feature works by dozens of Native artists.
For a complete list of participating artists, please visit www.AmericanIndian.si.edu.
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Friday, Dec. 4
Indigenous Mapping: Tools for Native Politics in Panama and the World
4 – 5 p.m., Room 4018, Fourth Level
Join anthropologist and indigenous rights advocate Mac Chapin for an illustrated talk discussing a mapping project carried out with the Kuna of Panama. The maps that resulted from this innovative proje...ct are being used by the Kuna to protect their territory, strengthen their culture and political organization, and for education in their schools. Similar methodology for mapping indigenous lands has been used in Central and South America, Africa, and New Guinea.
This program has been organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the National Museum of the American Indian. Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
