The National Museum of the American Indian Offers Many Online Resources to Honor Veterans Day

Veterans Day takes place each year on November 11. This year the NMAI will celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the National Native American Veterans Memorial with a day of honoring Native Veterans and Warriors. The warrior culture is very strong among Native people because throughout history, Native warriors have always been defenders of their lands, families, and way of life. Native warriors have fought with distinction in all United States conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the current engagements in the middle east. While many Americans cannot join our museum in person during our commemoration of veterans, we are offering several online resources for you the get a thumbnail deep dive into the warrior culture of the American Indian. Below are NMAI online resources available, that have been published by the Smithsonian:

• National Native American Veterans Memorial | National Museum of the American Indian (si.edu)
• Director's Letter: Full Circle | NMAI Magazine (americanindianmagazine.org)
• A Native American Remembrance on Korean Armistice Day | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine

• "I Chose to Serve Because of My Mother. I Wanted to Make Her Proud."—Chief Warrant Officer Two Misty Dawn Lakota | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine
• Why We Serve (si.edu)
• On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans’ Service and Sacrifices | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine
• The Voice of our Native Veterans | NMAI Magazine (americanindianmagazine.org)
• New Drawings Show the National Native American Veterans Memorial Taking Its Place on the National Mall | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine

• Native Words, Native Warriors - National Museum of the American Indian (si.edu)
• On the Western Front: Two Iroquois Nurses in World War I | NMAI Magazine (americanindianmagazine.org)
• Native American Veterans | National Museum of the American Indian (si.edu)
• Medic at D-Day: The Humble Heroism of Charles Norman Shay | NMAI Magazine (americanindianmagazine.org)
• A Tradition of Service: Navy Veteran S. Joe Crittenden, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine

For information concerning the live Veterans Day activities at the National Museum of the American Indian visit DC | Honoring Native Veterans, November 11, 2023, 10 AM - 5:30 PM - Calendar of Events | National Museum of the American Indian (si.edu).

Dennis Zotigh | READ MORE

Dennis W. Zotigh (Kiowa/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo/Isante Dakota Indian) is a member of the Kiowa Gourd Clan and San Juan Pueblo Winter Clan and a descendant of Sitting Bear and No Retreat, both principal war chiefs of the Kiowas. Dennis works as a writer and cultural specialist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.