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In celebration of American Indian Heritage month, the Smithsonian Institution and places across the country honor the culture and diversity of American Indians with exhibits, lectures and other events. Interested in listing your cultural event in celebration of American Indian Heritage Month? Email us at EventRSVP@si.edu
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| ARIZONA | |
| Location: | Arizona State Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Tucson |
| Date: | November 14 - 16, 2008 |
| Description: | The Museum presents the Native Eyes Film Showcase, the 5th annual showcase featuring an array of contemporary Native American films. Enjoy Q and A with the dynamic filmmakers. Native Eyes Film Showcase is presented by Arizona State Museum and the UA's Hanson Film Institute, in collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. |
| CALIFORNIA | |
| Location: | Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Palm Springs |
| Date: | November 5, 2008 |
| Description: | The Museum presents the Spirit Keepers Lecture. This in-depth panel discussion focuses on survival skills of the Cahuilla people. Topics include traditional hunting, gathering, and environmental management. The lecture is based on the Museum's current exhibition Sticks, Stones...and other Things. |
| CONNECTICUT | |
| Location: | Mashantucket Pequot Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Mashantucket |
| Date: | November 8, 11am and 2:30pm |
| Description: | Kaha:wi Dance Theater presents A Story Before Time, a dazzling presentation that brings the ancient Iroquoian creation story to life through music, dance and a delightful script by internationally acclaimed playwright Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibwa). Cheri Maracle, Mohawk from the Six Nations Band, narrates the story while a cast of dancers flows across the stage. |
| Location: | Hunt Hill Farm (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | New Milford |
| Date: | November 15, 2008, 11am - 2pm |
| Description: | The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Executive Chef Richard Hetzler will lead a cooking demonstration about Native foodways. Chef Hetzler spearheaded the research and tasting process that resulted in the five unique regional menus and a truly one-of-a-kind dining experience at the Mitsitam Café in Washington DC that reflects and complements the museum's mission to educate visitors about Native cultures. |
| MASSACHUSETTS | |
| Location: | Plimoth Plantation (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Plymouth |
| Date: | November 1, 2008, 9am - 7pm |
| Description: | The Education Department invites you to take part in a lively full-day workshop exploring the events of 1621 called Teaching Thanksgiving. The workshop features visits to the museum's living history sites, hands-on activities, presentations by museum staff, working groups using primary sources and, best of all, a meal of period Wampanoag and English foods! In addition, all month long, Plimoth Plantation offers 1627 Harvest Dinners, culminating, of course, in a variety of Thanksgiving dining events in this most authentic setting. |
| NEW YORK | |
| Location: | The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Stony Brook |
| Date: | November 16, 2008, 2pm |
| Description: | The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Executive Chef Richard Hetzler will lead a cooking demonstration about Native foodways. Chef Hetzler spearheaded the research and tasting process that resulted in the five unique regional menus and a truly one-of-a-kind dining experience at the Mitsitam Café in Washington DC that reflects and complements the Smithsonian's mission to educate visitors about Native cultures. |
| OKLAHOMA | |
| Location: | Oklahoma Historical Society (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Oklahoma City |
| Date: | October 24, 2008 |
| Description: | The Society opens "Unconquered- Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family." The exhibition of artworks, artifacts, and photographs will illustrate cultural survival and expression through five generations of one Apache family—the Haozous/Houser family. Spanning the years of 1886 to 2008 the exhibition will trace the family's history in Oklahoma. |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| Location: | Cultural and Heritage Museums (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Rock Hill |
| Date: | November 15, 2008, 11am |
| Description: | As part of the Ancestors and Archive Series, the Museum presents a program on Removal and Settlement of the Catawba about the Catawba Indian's removal period in the mid-19th century and how they regained ground with the Settlement Act of 1993. |
| TENNESSEE | |
| Location: | Frank H. McClung Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Knoxville |
| Date: | Ongoing |
| Description: | The Frank H. McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee presents "Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee," a permanent installation in the museum. The exhibit features artifacts, illustrations and videos in a chronological order of the culture of Native Americans in Tennessee from the late Ice Age through the Historic period and the Trail of Tears. Interwoven elements discuss archaeology and how archaeologists discover the past, especially in the absence of written records. |
| TEXAS | |
| Location: | Frontiers of Flight Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Dallas |
| Date: | October 25, 2008 - January 4, 2009 |
| Description: | The Museum presents Native Words, Native Warriors exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Museum of the American Indian. During World Wars I and II, Native American soldiers from more than ten tribes served the U.S. military by using their Native languages to send and receive secret messages. These messages proved undecipherable to the enemy and helped the U.S. achieve victory. Native Words, Native Warriors looks back at this important military program using oral histories and images. |
| VIRGINIA | |
| Location: | Virginia Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Martinsville |
| Date: | Ongoing |
| Description: | The Museum presents a permanent archaeology display on Pre-Columbian Effigies which represent gods, rulers, important mythical figures, animals, or just individuals. Many were made for religious or spiritual reasons. Some were made to be sacrificed in religious rituals; to provide protections from malevolent gods or spirits; or for aesthetic reasons, as art pieces to provide pleasure to the artist and owner. Many of the effigies on display date from circa A.D. 600. |
| WASHINGTON | |
| Location: | Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Spokane |
| Date: | November 8, 2008, 12 - 3pm |
| Description: | The Museum hosts a Family Macfests for families to enjoy music, dance, storytelling and art activities around the theme of Cultural Keepsakes: Living Legacy of the American Indian. |
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