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Meet Montana’s Teacher of the Year: Kevin KickingWoman

It is very rare for an American Indian who has deep roots in his culture, to receive teaching recognition in formal education. Here is his story.

Dennis Zotigh | October 25, 2024

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The Long Path Toward Establishing Indigenous People's Day, a Day to Honor and Recognize the First Peoples of America

Native American Indians are committed to making Indigenous Peoples Day a national holiday in 2024.

Dennis Zotigh | October 11, 2024

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The Quapaw Treaty Was Honored for Only Six Years Before the United States Broke It

The document signed in 1818 serves as a reminder of the unfairness of the federal government's approach to negotiating with Native communities

Dennis Zotigh | May 22, 2024

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How to Play Snow Snake, the Traditional Winter Game of the Haudenosaunee

This age-old game uses the techniques of skill and strength to propel a wooden pole down a long snow track

Dennis Zotigh | February 29, 2024
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The Indigenous Effect: Native People in Film

Over the past few years, Indigenous film and television have finally started to break through on mainstream platforms, and the National Museum of the American Indian's annual Native Cinema Showcase has been part of that change. Native comedian, filmmaker, and the producer of Netflix show "Spirit Rangers" Joey Clift (Cowlitz) looks back on how things have changed since his childhood and what he hopes the future holds for Indigenous film and television.

Jeremy Giles | November 21, 2023
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The National Museum of the American Indian Offers Many Online Resources to Honor Veterans Day

For the 2023 Veterans Day, the National Museum of the American Indian has selected several online virtual options for you to connect to our Native veteran's publications.

Dennis Zotigh | November 11, 2023
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Through the Indigenous Lens of Photographer Tomas 'Teko' Alejo

For Hispanic Heritage Month the National Museum of the American Indian is proud to feature the powerful images of an Indigenous American Chicano photographer.

Dennis Zotigh | October 16, 2023
The quilted work Tears of Our Children, Tears for Our Children created by Susan Hudson (Diné/Navajo) depicts the effects of assimilation and boarding schools on the lives of Diné/Navajo children and adults.

Healing Soul Wounds: Grappling with the Indian Boarding School Era

During history major Maddie Henderson's internship at the National Museum of the American Indian, she sought to learn more about the Indian boarding school era and how forced assimilation has affected the dissemination of cultural practices generations later, including within her own family.

Maddie Henderson | September 30, 2023
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What the 1865 Cheyenne Arapaho Treaty Represents About the United States' Broken Promises to Native Americans

The important document is now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Dennis Zotigh | May 23, 2023
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Festivals Officially Return to the National Museum of the American Indian Starting with the Cherokee Festival

After a hiatus due to the Covid crisis, in-person events are now scheduled for the museums in New York and Washington D.C.

Dennis Zotigh | April 20, 2023
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A Return to the Wounded Knee Occupation, 50 Years Later

The new era of social consciousness and racial activism in the 1970s would play a pivotal role in the events leading up to the 71-day occupation

Dennis Zotigh | February 27, 2023
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Christmas Across Native America

Celebrations, memorials, and gatherings during the winter holiday season

Dennis Zotigh | December 21, 2022

Thanksgiving from an Indigenous Perspective

How do Native Americans make peace with a national holiday that romanticizes the 1621 encounter between their ancestors and English settlers, and erases the deadly conflicts that followed?

Dennis Zotigh | November 23, 2022
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Five Ideas for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022

From reading Indigenous authors to exploring Native plants, these activities suit everyone in the family

Renée Gokey | September 26, 2022

Join Us to Honor the Exceptional Military Service of Native Americans

Native American Veterans Procession and Dedication Ceremony for National Native American Veterans Memorial Scheduled for November 11, 2022

Dennis Zotigh | June 23, 2022
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Max Hiroshi Yamane: Initiating Relationships with Native People

Learn how one Asian American has made extended family relationships and respectfully participates in contemporary Native culture.

Dennis Zotigh | May 27, 2022
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National Poetry Month: An Interview With Alaskan Poet Ishmael Angaluuk Hope

Weaving words of Indigenous experiences with contemporary contemplation and intellect

Dennis Zotigh | April 27, 2022
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With Color and Pageantry, Denver March Powwow Signals the Season's Opening

After two years of cancellations, Native powwows across Indian Country make a thriving and significant comeback

Dennis Zotigh | April 7, 2022
Worth Waiting, Craig George

Romance in Indian Country

What does romance look like in Native America? Join us as we delve into inside world of Indigenous people as they look for love and romance

Dennis Zotigh | March 4, 2022
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