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Unveiling the History and Renaissance of Native Tattoos

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A Retrospective of the Art of Truman Lowe Celebrates One of the Most Acclaimed Native American Sculptors of the 20th Century

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These Objects From the Smithsonian Collections Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn

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Meet Jewels Gilbert, the Native Artist Behind Beautiful Arctic Beadwork

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How This Weekend's Native American Hoop Dance Championships Mark the Rebirth of a Dynamic Art Form

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How Native Americans Are Celebrating the Holiday Season With Festive Meals, Public Service and Cherished Traditions

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The Kiowa Return to Tso ai, a Sacred Place With a Meaning Far Removed From Its Role in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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Meet Montana’s Teacher of the Year: Kevin KickingWoman

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

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

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Connecting Community and Collections

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Women’s History Month featuring Native Rights Champion Suzan Shown Harjo

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

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How Christmas Is Celebrated Across Indian Country

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The Indigenous Effect: Native People in Film

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

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Through the Indigenous Lens of Photographer Tomas 'Teko' Alejo

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

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Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful

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What the 1865 Cheyenne Arapaho Treaty Represents About the United States' Broken Promises to Native Americans

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