Native American Museums

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   spotlight on:   National Museum of the American Indian - Changing exhibitions illuminate the historic traditions and contemporary cultures of native peoples.

•  American Indians and the Natural World - Carnegie Museum - exhibit examines the belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian peoples' interactions with the natural world
•  Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation - sponsors an in-progress Crazy Horse mountain carving memorial, museum, and cultural center
•  Grace Hudson Museum - art, history, and anthropology museum focusing on the lifeworks of artist Grace Carpenter Hudson and her ethnologist husband, Dr. John W. Hudson
•  Grand Hall: Northwest Coast Native Cultures
•  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - documenting the buffalo hunting culture of aboriginal peoples of the plains over a 5,500 year time-span. A UNESCO World Heritage site
•  Koshare Indian Museum - A unique collection of Native American art and artifacts, home of Troop 232, BSA - the Koshare Indian Dancers
•  Lenni Lenape Historical Society - educating the public about the history, society and contributions of the Lenni Lenape people, erasing negative stereotypes of Native American Peoples, and promoting ecological understanding
•  Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
•  Yahoo! National Museum of American Art
•  Nokomis Learning Center - offers tours, classes, exhibits and other activities
•  Yahoo! Pueblo Cultural Center
•  Sequoyah Birthplace Museum - tells the history of the Cherokees: their family life, customs, beliefs, and the sadness of the Trail of Tears
•  Somers Mountain Museum - offering a diversity of programs and workshops for children and adults in Native American culture, nature, and native technology
•  Southwest Museum - dedicated to the preservation of Native American art and history
•  The Heard Museum - Native American and Southwest material, both contemporary and historical. Large collection of Native American art and are strong supporters of contemporary Native American artists

by location

•  South America

•  Museum of Northern Arizona - gateway to the Colorado Plateau including the Grand Canyon

•  California Indian Museum and Cultural Center - offers history, culture, and contemporary life of California Indians, as well as information about the staff and events
•  Chumash Interpretive Center - enhancing the public's awareness and understanding of the Chumash People native to Ventura County, both historically and culturally through a visual, verbal and hands-on experience

•  Abbe Museum - Maine Indian history, arts, culture, and archaeological research

•  Heard Museum - Native American and Southwest material, both contemporary and historical. Large collection of Native American art and are strong supporters of contemporary Native American artists

•  Southold Indian Museum - dedicated to the cultural history of the Indians of Long Island, and a chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008