Kūpaoa Perform Waimanu I Ka Lauoha with Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu Dancing SmithsonianNMAI 2024-10-22 | Kūpaoa Perform Waimanu I Ka Lauoha with Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu Dancing
Becoming a Native Knowledge 360ºEducator: Is a Treaty Intended to be Forever? Horse Creek Treaty SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-19 | How do we teach about treaties and their relevance today? In this professional development program, educators will apply the National Museum of the American Indian’s Becoming an NK360° Educator framework: Spark, Connect, Learn, and Act to the topic of treaties. In an effort to protect and preserve their people and cultures, Native Nations often made sacrifices and signed treaties with other sovereign nations, including the United States. Using an inquiry-based approach, we’ll examine the importance of treaties as primary source documents in your classroom.Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America. NK360° challenges common assumptions about Native peoples and offers a view that includes not only the past but also the vibrancy of Native peoples and cultures today. Learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
Becoming a Native Knowledge 360° Educator: NM (Navajo Treaty of 1868), Middle School SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-19 | Becoming a Native Knowledge 360° Educator: New Mexico (Navajo Treaty of 1868), Middle School sessionHow do we teach about treaties and their relevance today? In this professional development program, educators will apply the National Museum of the American Indian's Becoming an NK360° Educator framework: Spark, Connect, Learn, and Act to the topic of treaties. In an effort to protect and preserve their people and cultures, Native Nations often made sacrifices and signed treaties with other sovereign nations, including the United States. Using an inquiry-based approach, we’ll examine the importance of treaties as primary source documents in your classroom.Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America. NK360° challenges common assumptions about Native peoples and offers a view that includes not only the past but also the vibrancy of Native peoples and cultures today. Learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
Becoming a Native Knowledge 360°Educator: Is a Treaty Intended to be Forever? SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-19 | Becoming a Native Knowledge 360° Educator: Is a Treaty Intended to beForever? How do we teach about treaties and their relevance today? In this professional development program, educators will apply the National Museum of the American Indian's Becoming an NK360° Educator framework: Spark, Connect, Learn, and Act to the topic of treaties. In an effort to protect and preserve their people and cultures, Native Nations often made sacrifices and signed treaties with other sovereign nations, including the United States. Using an inquiry-based approach, we’ll examine the importance of treaties as primary source documents in your classroom.Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America. NK360° challenges common assumptions about Native peoples and offers a view that includes not only the past but also the vibrancy of Native peoples and cultures today. Learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
Becoming a Native Knowledge360° Educator:Virginia (Treaty of Middle Plantation of1677) SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-19 | Becoming a Native Knowledge 360° Educator: Virginia (Treaty of Middle Plantation of 1677) Upper ElementaryHow do we teach about treaties and their relevance today? In this professional development program, educators will apply NMAI’s Becoming an NK360° Educator framework: Spark, Connect, Learn, and Act to the topic of treaties. In an effort to protect and preserve their people and cultures, Native Nations often made sacrifices and signed treaties with other sovereign nations, including the United States. Using an inquiry-based approach we’ll examine the importance of treaties as primary source documents in your classroom.
Info Session: Native Arts Fellowship SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-01 | The Native Arts Fellowship supports emerging and mid-career artists to pursue collections research projects that utilize National Museum of the American Indian collections. Artists may access both object and archival collections, along with research materials, housed at the museum’s Cultural Resources Center (CRC) and Vine Deloria, Jr. Library. In addition to accessing collections, artists are offered professional development opportunities to engage and connect with other museum artist fellows and staff and receive training on best practices for conducting collections research. Additional professional development opportunities are offered in consultation with artist fellows.Applications must be submitted through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment (SOLAA) System to be considered: https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/#/public. Applicants with limited internet connectivity or technological capabilities should contact the museum's Fellowship Program Administrator to discuss alternative ways to provide application materials.All application materials must be received no later than April 4, 2024, 12 PM EST.Find further information on how to apply on our website: https://americanindian.si.edu/about/fellowships#MuseumFellowships
Info Session: Native American Collections Research Fellowship SmithsonianNMAI 2024-04-01 | The Native American Collections Research Fellowship supports emerging and mid-career Native community-focused researchers to pursue independent research projects that utilize the National Museum of the American Indian's collections. This fellowship is intended to support researchers who engage with Native communities and perform research in a way that benefits Native peoples. Applications must be submitted through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment (SOLAA) System to be considered. Applicants with limited internet connectivity or technological capabilities should contact the museum's Fellowship Program Administrator to discuss alternative ways to provide application materials.All application materials must be received no later than April 4, 2024, 12 PM EST.Find further information on how to apply on our website: https://americanindian.si.edu/about/fellowships#MuseumFellowships
Oscar Howe: Dakota, Modern, American SmithsonianNMAI 2024-01-16 | The exhibition film from Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe. The exhibition and the film introduce new generations to one of the twentieth century’s most innovative Native American painters. Howe (1915–1983) committed his artistic career to the preservation, relevance, and ongoing expression of his Yanktonai Dakota culture.
Honoring Native Veterans: Meet the Memorial Designer, Harvey Pratt SmithsonianNMAI 2023-12-11 | Memorial designer and veteran, Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), and curator Rebecca Trautmann discuss the design process and creation of the National Native American Veterans Memorial. Learn more about the memorial on the museum's website: https://americanindian.si.edu/visit/washington/nnavmThis talk was recorded on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023 when visitors joined the museum to recognize and honor the military service of Native Americans.#VeteransDay #NativeVeteransMemorial #WashingtonDC
Honoring Native Veterans: Presentation of Colors and Wreath-Laying Ceremony SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-25 | Visitors joined us to recognize and honor the military service of Native Americans on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023. The Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society presented the colors to open a wreath-laying ceremony led by museum director Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar (San Felipe Pueblo, Hopi, Tewa and Diné) at the National Native American Veterans Memorial. The ceremony included brief remarks by the director and Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird of the Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society, along with songs sung by the Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society members. Learn more about the memorial on the museum's website: https://americanindian.si.edu/visit/washington/nnavm#VeteransDay #NativeVeteransMemorial #WashingtonDC
Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-23 | Red is beautiful. For Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe, Sandy Bay First Nation, b. 1947), color is powerful, expressive, and lies at the foundation of his artistic practice. Throughout his career, his work has embodied and expressed what he most values: the creative moment, the earth, and the sacred.The spiritual power of ancient Indigenous knowledge not only endures, but also is essential to Houle’s creation of contemporary art. He works at the nexus of Western and Indigenous artistic traditions, whether he pierces the canvas with porcupine quills, reworks a grand history painting from an Indigenous perspective, or reconceives what is sacred while acknowledging his ancestors. In this way, Houle constructs a transcultural path forward with color, light, and gesture, grounded in Indigenous sovereignty. Red Is Beautiful, the first major retrospective of his work, celebrates more than fifty years of this singular artist’s remarkable career.On view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC (National Mall) through June 2, 2024. (https://s.si.edu/3OecyDC)Organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario. Generous support is provided by the Canada Council for the Arts and Ameriprise Financial.
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-23 | "Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch" celebrates more than a half century of Shelley Niro’s paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, and films. Accessible, humorous, and peppered with references to popular culture, Niro's art delves into the timeless cultural knowledge and generational histories of her Six Nations Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community to provide purpose and healing.On view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York, NY (One Bowling Green) through January 1, 2024. (https://s.si.edu/3pJOfDw)Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and with curatorial support from the National Gallery of Canada. Major support for the project is provided by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Terra Foundation for American Art, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Cranberry Day: Traditional Harvest Festivals SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-14 | Harvest ceremonies and festivals have been an integral part of Wampanoag lifeways for thousands of years. Learn the significance of Cranberry Day for Wampanoag communities as they continue cultural traditions and relationships with their homeland today. Credit: Produced by SmokeSygnals for the National Museum of the American Indian and featured in the online lesson, The “First Thanksgiving”: How Can We Tell a Better Story?Learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/cranberry-day
Honoring Native Veterans: Presentation of Colors and Wreath-Laying Ceremony SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-12 | The Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society present the colors to open a wreath-laying ceremony led by Director Cynthia Chavez Lamar at the National Native American Veterans Memorial. The Memorial Flame will be lit from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
Honoring Native Veterans: Meet the Memorial Designer SmithsonianNMAI 2023-11-12 | Memorial designer and veteran, Harvey Pratt, and curator Rebecca Trautmann discuss the design process and creation of the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
Native Voices of the Grand Canyon SmithsonianNMAI 2023-10-02 | The multimedia production Native Voices of the Grand Canyon presents an afternoon of education and entertainment about the importance of the Grand Canyon to Indigenous cultures. Using music, dance, short films, and testimonies, the program presents Indigenous voices that address the protection of the Grand Canyon’s rim lands and the reallocation of the waters of the Colorado River. Speaker and performer Ed Kabotie (Tewa/Hopi) emcees the event. Performances include Hopi singer, Ryon Polequaptewa, seven-time world champion hoop dancer, Derrick Davis (Hopi/Choctaw), and his family of musicians and storytellers, contemporary reggae/rock band Tha 'Yoties, and traditional songs by a special Supai delegation led by Carletta Tilousi, president of the Red Rock Foundation, and Supai elders.
Keynote: Reclaiming Education Sovereignty SmithsonianNMAI 2023-10-01 | We are pleased to welcome assistant secretary of Indian Affairs Bryan Newland as the keynote speaker at the 2023 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Teach-In. Mr. Newland’s presentation will highlight the connection between boarding school research conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the efforts to support language and cultural revitalization in Indian Country today. He will also explore the concept of Indigenous peoples’ education sovereignty. What does education sovereignty look like in a modern context and how can teachers become allies with students in the classroom by imparting lessons, inspiration, and empowerment?Bryan Newland is an enrolled member of the Bay Mills Indian Community, a federally recognized Ojibwe (Chippewa) tribe in Michigan, and the fourteenth assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 7, 2021, and a ceremonial swearing in by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was held on September 8, 2021. The assistant secretary for Indian Affairs assists the secretary of the Interior in fulfilling the department’s trust responsibilities to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and individuals.
Sounds of Guatemalan Marimba SmithsonianNMAI 2023-09-14 | Celebrate the sound of Guatemala’s national instrument with these performances by Marimba Linda Xelajú (6:18), Marimba Mi Pequeña Internacional (33:00), and Marimba Maya Awal (59:52). A symbol of Guatemalan national identity, the marimba is a large instrument played by striking rows of wooden bars with mallets. The marimba is recognized by the Organization of American States as part of the Cultural Heritage of the Americas. Traditional marimba music serves as a link to Guatemalan culture for young Guatemalans living in the United States. Recorded on September 9, 2023 at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.
2023 NK 360֯ Summer Series|Selecting Indigenous Images for your Classroom SmithsonianNMAI 2023-09-07 | Teachers examined why commonly used imagery and language about Native peoples are detrimental to student understanding of Native histories and cultures. Celebrated Native American contemporary graphic artists Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo) and Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo) were in conversation with NMAI Program Manager, Jennifer Shannon. They discussed the challenges of navigating entrenched stereotyped images and how they use graphic novels to combat preconceived notions of Indigenous people. The dynamic work of Sheyahshe and Francis is featured in both the museum's permanent exhibition Native New York and Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) online classroom lessons. As part of the webinars, teachers explored how to use these award-winning artists' NK360° imagery as well as their graphic novel and comic book art in the classroom. (Originally aired July 2023)
2023 NK 360֯ Summer Series|Selecting Indigenous Images for your Classroom SmithsonianNMAI 2023-09-07 | In Session 2 of this summer series, contemporary graphic artists Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo) and Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo) discussed how comics and graphic novels can be used to tell difficult and complex stories. Because comics are visual and use very concise panels of illustrations and text, they engage students’ attention quickly. What’s more, by using Native voices and authentic images of Native people, graphic novels can change internalized and stereotyped perceptions and create a window for learning. Educators can use these teaching tools to scaffold literacy, provide historical context, and privilege untold perspectives and contributions. Examples of graphic art in both exhibitions at NMAI and NK 360° online lessons were highlighted, and teachers learned that the visuals in these stories, which address troubling subjects, take young readers on an honest but ultimately healing journey. (Originally aired July 2023)
Living Earth 2023: Conversations about Water and Agricultural Challenges, Panel 2 SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | Our Living Earth presenters come together for compelling conversations about environmental challenges facing their communities. From ensuring Indigenous people can steward their ancestral waters for future generations to dealing with rising and falling shorelines and the “heat dome” phenomenon, these conversations address how to nurture communities when both land and water are in short supply.2:30 PM PANELReyna Banteah (Zuni)Joey Kalanakilaokalāhui Palupe (Native Hawaiian)Lucía Pérez Volkow
Living Earth 2023: Conversations about Water and Agricultural Challenges, Panel 1 SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | Our Living Earth presenters come together for compelling conversations about environmental challenges facing their communities. From ensuring Indigenous people can steward their ancestral waters for future generations to dealing with rising and falling shorelines and the “heat dome” phenomenon, these conversations address how to nurture communities when both land and water are in short supply.1:00 PM PANEL Amelia Flores (Mohave), Chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian TribesKaben Smallwood (Choctaw)Nicole Norris (Xelaltxw)
Living Earth 2023: Keynote Presentation SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | Please note that the beginning of this presentation was not recorded due to a technical issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Amelia Flores (Mohave) is chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, which is comprised of the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi, and Navajo. These four tribes reside on a reservation a few hours west of Phoenix and possess some of the oldest and most extensive water rights in Arizona. Working diligently on new legislation regarding the Colorado River, Flores states, “In addition to the income we gain from leasing our water, we have cultural ties to our river. The Mohave people have cultural ties to the water and still maintain our practices with the water. Our creator, Mataviily, gave us the land and the water to live off, and we are the stewards of these resources. Those stewardship responsibilities include making sure we keep water flowing in that channel for future generations.”
Living Earth 2023: Oka (Water) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma citizen Kaben Smallwood leans on his heritage, lessons from his Choctaw family, and his business experience to guide his discussion of Choctaw history, Indigenous agricultural practices, and how he applies ancient Indigenous principles to his modern-day sustainable agriculture company, Symbiotic Aquaponic. Aquaponics combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (the growing of plants without soil) to grow fish and plants together in one integrated system. The fish waste provides an organic food source for the plants, and the plants naturally filter water for the fish. Kaben Smallwood (Choctaw) was selected by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture. Smallwood, who lives in McAlester, Oklahoma, was nominated for this role by Choctaw Chief Gary Batton and was chosen from more than 300 applicants nationwide. Smallwood is the co-founder and CEO of Symbiotic Aquaponic, a family-owned and operated business that uses aquaponics, a food production system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics to grow all-natural produce. Aquaponics uses less water than other farming techniques and makes it possible to cultivate fresh, locally grown food for socially and economically disadvantaged communities.
Living Earth 2023: Zuni Waffle Gardens and Contemporary Practices SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | The Zuni have farmed the Colorado Plateau for thousands of years, developing techniques and plant varieties uniquely adapted to their extreme high desert environment. Tribal elders continue to transmit these farming methods to younger generations as part of the Pueblo’s traditional cultural knowledge. Reyna Banteah (Zuni) is from the Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, descended from the Crow Clan on her maternal side and the Sun Clan on her paternal side. She serves on the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project’s agriculture committee, supporting efforts to revitalize and maintain Zuni farming traditions. Her small business founded in 2018, Ts’uyya Farm (ts’uyya is Zuni for hummingbird), focuses on sustainable farming methods and saving native seeds that are adapted to the Southwest’s dry, hot climate. Banteah’s goal is to create thriving, self-sustaining agricultural communities in Albuquerque and surrounding Native communities.
Living Earth 2023: Sacred is the Taro Plant (Kapu Ka Hāloa) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | These presentations focus on the Hawaiian people’s relationship to their most sacred food crop—taro. The discussion will include ongoing efforts to promote knowledge about and growth of taro through initiatives in land stewardship and natural resource restoration and remediation along with culturally based education programs at Kualoa Ranch Private Nature Reserve. Joey Kalanakilaokalāhui Palupe (Native Hawaiian) of Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, has been immersed in various aspects of Hawaiian culture his entire life. He is currently the manager of Hawaiian culture, community engagement, and education at Kualoa Ranch, a nearly 4,000-acre private nature reserve on the island of Oʻahu. He graduated from Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a bachelor’s degree in Hawaiian Studies and has been involved in place- and culture-based education throughout his entire career. Starting as a land steward in an ethnobotanical garden to teaching Hawaiian perspectives at his own alma mater, Palupe has remained devoted to growing and reinvigorating the connection of Hawaiian people in Hawaiʻi and abroad to their cultural identity and home. He hopes to share the history and perspectives of his ancestors with others to promote the vitality of Hawaiʻi’s resources, people, and environment.Makua Perry (Native Hawaiian) was raised in both Kaimukī and Mililani, Oʻahu. He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and received his undergraduate degree in Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His journey of connection to various ʻāina-based (land and sea) sites across multiple islands has provided a series of growing and learning experiences. Perry plans to apply some of that ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge) to the Mālama Loko Ea Foundation’s agricultural and outreach programs to instill a greater sense of connection to place within the organization and the local community.
Living Earth 2023: Bringing Life Back to our Beaches - The Resurgence of Coast Salish Sea Gardens SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | Clam gardens, a type of sea garden constructed by First Nations and Native Americans living along the Northwest Coast, are a sophisticated form of shellfish management that ensures a reliable food source for their communities. Studies show that beaches with clam gardens increase clam habitats by 150%–300% compared to beaches without clam gardens. These staggering numbers suggest that management techniques honed over multiple generations have much to teach us about our current use of shellfish. Additionally, as the growing demand for seafood exceeds what is locally available and sustainable in many parts of the world, traditional methods for managing shellfish are becoming increasingly relevant to contemporary concerns about food security.Nicole Norris (Xelaltxw [Halalt First Nation]) is from the heart of Hul’q’umi’num’ (Coast Salish) territory on Vancouver Island, Canada. She is a founding member of the Hul’q’umi’num’ Lands and Resource Society, Indigenous planning officer for the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, knowledge holder for the Hul’q’umi’num’, and a Coast Salish ally for her colleagues. Previously she worked for more than two decades as a First Nations intergovernmental communicator, aquaculture specialist, cultural safety facilitator, knowledge holder, and cultural practitioner for the First Nations across British Columbia, Canada.
Living Earth 2023: Chinampas - An Amphibian Territory of Resistance in Mexico City SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-09 | What is now Mexico City was once covered in canals and artificial islands built upon the shallow lake beds of the Valley of Mexico. Known as chinampas, these amphibious territories developed by the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan allowed for the cultivation of several annual crops. This resilient pre-Hispanic landscape has survived for hundreds of years, and patches of it remain in use in southern modern-day Mexico City. Volkow and Astorga de Ita will discuss the history of chinampas and the relevance of this aquatic landscape, the ecological importance of the wetland, and everyday life in the chinampas and canals. They will also address the contested nature of this site and examine cases of resistance that have emerged in response to environmental degradation, ineffective public policies, rapid urban growth, changes in land use, mass tourism, and gentrification.Lucía Pérez Volkow is a biologist who studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and received her master’s in environmental science at the State University of New York. She currently works at Colaboratory Kitchen, a transdisciplinary project based in Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Chiapas that builds sustainable and just food systems.Diego Astorga de Ita holds a PhD in human geography from Durham University. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Biodiversity and Human Wellbeing in the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute of Ecosystems and Sustainability Research. He also works with the Colaboratory Kitchen collective in the borough of Xochimilco in Mexico City researching ways food, landscapes, memory, and sustainability intertwine.
Youth in Action: Indigenous Street Art | Juventud en acción: Arte callejero indígena SmithsonianNMAI 2023-08-01 | How are Indigenous street artists using mural painting, graffiti, billboards, and other mediums to build community and draw attention to issues meaningful to them? Join River Garza (Tongva), Melissa Govea (Purépecha), and Reyna Hernandez (Yankton Sioux) as they discuss their personal and cultural inspirations as well as other influences on their practices, such as the importance of place and why they are drawn to work in the public sphere.River T. Garza (Tongva) is an Indigenous interdisciplinary visual artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. His art draws on traditional Indigenous aesthetics, Southern California Indigenous maritime culture, graffiti, skateboarding, and low-rider art. Garza's work can be found in private and permanent collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Autry Museum of the American West, and the IAIA Museum of American Indian Arts.Melissa Govea (Purépecha) is a multidisciplinary creative raised in Yangna-occupied Tongva territory, also known as South Central Los Angeles. She specializes in traditional sign painting and screen printing, and her work is heavily rooted in her culture and lived experiences. Govea trained under journeyman sign painter Doc Guthrie at Los Angeles Trade Tech. She learned screen printing at Self Help Graphics, where she was also the youth curator for Native environmental group Honor the Earth’s The Art of Indigenous Resistance. Govea leads multigenerational workshops that emphasize social movements and applying mediums such as lettering, muralism, and screen printing.Reyna Hernandez (Yankton Sioux) is a painter and muralist from southeast South Dakota who feels a deep connection to her homelands and Indigenous roots. She utilizes mixed media to investigate cultural/identity hybridity in relation to her Indigenous bloodlines and Western influences. Her art examines the complexities of her relationship to culture and place and is heavily inspired by the many star quilters in her family history. Through her work, Hernandez explores Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota traditions and symbolism and the many ways that Western civilization has impacted Indigenous expression.In English with Spanish subtitles. Closed captioning is available by clicking the CC button at the bottom of your screen. For Spanish captioning, go to settings to select the language.Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future is an online series hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. These moderated panel discussions serve as a national platform to amplify the efforts of Native changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are engaged in civic and social justice work for Indigenous peoples.
Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful Artists Conversation SmithsonianNMAI 2023-07-14 | Contemporary artist, writer, and educator Robert Houle (Saulteaux Anishinaabe), landscape artist Kay WalkingStick (Cherokee Nation), and the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Curator of Indigenous Art Wanda Nanibush (Anishinaabe) discuss Houle’s 50-year career and the first major retrospective of his work at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. Moderated by David Penney, the museum’s associate director for museum research, scholarship, and public engagement. This program was recorded in the museum's Rasmuson Theater on Saturday, June 3, 2023. *CORRECTION: Wanda Nanibush's name was misspelled on the slides shown during this event, and we have corrected the spelling where possible. Exhibition organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario. Generous support is provided by the Canada Council for the Arts and Ameriprise Financial. Image: Robert Houle, "Red is Beautiful," 1970. Acrylic on canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm. Canadian Museum of History, V-F-174, IMG2017-0112-0003-Dm. © Robert Houle
Solstice Saturday: Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers SmithsonianNMAI 2023-07-07 | Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers (White Mountain Apache) from Whiteriver, Arizona, celebrate the summer solstice through song and dance. Led by Joe Tohonnie Jr. (White Mountain Apache), the Apache Crown Dancers tell a story that offers blessing, healing, and protection. Four dancers representing the cardinal directions—east, west, north, and south—are led by a messenger who begins the dance by spinning a type of whistle called a bullroarer. The dancers cover their faces with masks, paint their bodies, and wear large wooden crowns decorated with symbolic colors, patterns, and glyphs to embody the ga’an, powerful mountain spirits who are friends to the Apache people. An Apache tradition practiced since time immemorial, the Apache Crown Dance is performed during special occasions. The family dance troupe also includes young Apache women who perform the Rainbow Dance, which honors the blessings of rain.Since their debut at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers have performed at numerous festivals and events. For the past two decades, the family has shared their culture, traditions, and values of respect, humbleness, and kindness through their performances.This program was recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Solstice Saturday: Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers SmithsonianNMAI 2023-06-25 | Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers (White Mountain Apache) from Whiteriver, Arizona, celebrate the summer solstice through song and dance. Led by Joe Tohonnie Jr. (White Mountain Apache), the Apache Crown Dancers tell a story that offers blessing, healing, and protection. Four dancers representing the cardinal directions—east, west, north, and south—are led by a messenger who begins the dance by spinning a type of whistle called a bullroarer. The dancers cover their faces with masks, paint their bodies, and wear large wooden crowns decorated with symbolic colors, patterns, and glyphs to embody the ga’an, powerful mountain spirits who are friends to the Apache people. An Apache tradition practiced since time immemorial, the Apache Crown Dance is performed during special occasions. The family dance troupe also includes young Apache women who perform the Rainbow Dance, which honors the blessings of rain.Since their debut at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, Joe Tohonnie Jr. and the Apache Crown Dancers have performed at numerous festivals and events. For the past two decades, the family has shared their culture, traditions, and values of respect, humbleness, and kindness through their performances.
Youth in Action: Wearing Our PRIDE | Juventud en acción: Luciendo nuestro ORGULLO SmithsonianNMAI 2023-06-01 | Fashion is often used to confirm identities, challenge social structures, and display personalities. Discover the joy of fashion in our conversation celebrating PRIDE month.Joining us will be Angel Aubichon (Cree/Métis), Alex Manitopyes (Cree/Anishinaabe), Adrian Stevens (Northern Ute/Shoshone-Bannock/San Carlos Apache), and Sean Snyder (Navajo/Southern Ute). Moderated by Christian Allaire (Ojibwe). PANELISTSAngel Aubichon (Cree/Métis) and Alex Manitopyes (Cree/Anishinaabe) are the Indigiqueer co-founders of the fashion brand Indi City. Together they design fashion accessories inspired by their ancestral roots. In 2017, they became the first global Indigenous designers to incorporate wearable technology into traditional regalia. Their first piece, a woman’s traditional outfit called The Matriarch Speaks, was exhibited in Calgary, Ottawa, and Shenzhen, China. Indi City has grown from a small business on Instagram to a newly launched online store with products sold in shops and boutiques across the country. Their in-house multimedia production company works to curate a 100% Indigenous-made brand through visual marketing and storytelling.Sean Snyder is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation as well as a descendant of the Southern Ute tribe. Adrian Stevens comes from the Northern Ute, Shoshone-Bannock, and San Carlos Apache tribes. Together they are professional two-spirit artists and cultural consultants who currently make their home outside Las Vegas, Nevada.MODERATORChristian Allaire (Ojibwe) is currently the fashion and style writer at Vogue in New York City. He grew up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve in Ontario, Canada. After earning his BA in journalism from Ryerson University in 2014, he moved to New York to begin his career as a fashion editor at Footwear News, a role he held for three years. He has also freelanced for Vogue, Elle, Mr. Porter, Hazlitt, Refinery 29, and more.Christian Allaire photo: Courtesy of Christina Ciddio; Sean & Adrian photo: Courtesy of Adrian Stevens Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future is an online series hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. These moderated panel discussions serve as a national platform to amplify the efforts of Native changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are engaged in civic and social justice work for Indigenous peoples.************La moda a menudo se utiliza para confirmar identidades, cuestionar estructuras sociales y mostrar personalidades. Descubre la alegría de la moda en nuestras conversaciones de celebración del mes del ORGULLO.Nos estarán acompañando Angel Aubichon (cree/métis), Alex Manitopyes (cree/anishinaabe), Adrian Stevens (ute del norte/shoshone-bannock/san carlos apache) y Sean Snyder (navajo/ute del sur). Moderado por Christian Allaire (ojibwe). PANELISTASAngel Aubichon (cree/métis) y Alex Manitopyes (cree/anishinaabe) son les cofundadores indigequeer de la marca de moda Indi City. Juntes diseñan accesorios de moda inspirados en sus raíces ancestrales. En 2017, se convirtieron en les primeres diseñadores indígenas a nivel mundial en incorporar tecnología para vestir en trajes tradicionales. La primera pieza que realizaron juntes, un vestido tradicional de mujer al que denominaron La matriarca habla se expuso en Calgary, Ottawa y en Shenzhen, China. Indi City creció, pasando de ser un negocio pequeño en Instagram a una tienda en línea recién lanzada, que ofrece productos que se venden en tiendas y boutiques en todo el país. Su empresa de producción multimedia interna trabaja en la selección y organización de una marca 100% indígena a través del marketing visual y la narrativa.Sean Snyder es miembro inscrite de la Nación Navajo y descendiente de la tribu ute del sur. Adrian Stevens pertenece a las tribus ute del norte, shoshone-bannock y san carlos apache. Juntes son asesores culturales y artistas dos espíritus profesionales que actualmente residen fuera de Las Vegas, Nevada.MODERADORChristian Allaire (ojibwe) es actualmente el escritor de estilo y moda de Vogue en la ciudad de Nueva York. Creció en la reserva de la Nación Originaria Nipissing en Ontario, Canadá. Tras obtener su licenciatura en periodismo en la Universidad de Ryerson en 2014, se mudó a Nueva York para comenzar su carrera como editor de moda en Footwear News, puesto que ocupó durante tres años. También ha trabajado como periodista independiente para Vogue, Elle, Mr. Porter, Hazlitt, Refinery 29 y otras publicaciones. Fotografía de Christian Allaire: Cortesía de Christina Ciddio; Fotografía de Sean y Adrian: Cortesía de Adrian Stevens
The Aunties of FXs Reservation Dogs SmithsonianNMAI 2023-05-15 | Celebrate the talented Indigenous women from FX's hit television series Reservation Dogs who are changing the narrative of contemporary Indigenous women on screen. Join the museum in a conversation with one of the female writers/directors and the actresses who play the comedic and sassy aunties. The discussion will provide insight into the representation of Indigenous women in the media, the importance of their stories being told in their own voices, their role in breaking stereotypes, and the power of humor in storytelling. Panelists: Sarah Podemski (Anishinaabe/Ashkenazi), Tamara Podemski (Anishinaabe/Ashkenazi), Jana Schmieding (Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux), Nathalie Standingcloud (Cherokee/Creek, Salish/Wenatchi), and Tazbah Chavez (Diné /Nüümü/San Carlos Apache). Special support provided by The Walt Disney Company.
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In Focus: Hawaiian Voyaging & Dance SmithsonianNMAI 2023-05-13 | Join us for a celebration of Hawaiian music and dance on Saturday, May 13 at 12, 2, and 3:30 PM ET. Take a journey throughout the Hawaiian Islands with the Pua Ali'i 'Ilima (the Royal ‘Ilima Blossom), the hālau hula (school of traditional Hawaiian dance) under the direction of Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine and Kumu Hula Jeffrey Kānekaiwilani Takamine. Follow Pele the fire goddess as she travels in her voyaging canoe. Guided by her shark god brother Kamohoali'i, Pele journeys from her ancestral home in far off Kahiki to each of the Hawaiian Islands. Watch as she seeks a home for her fires, before finally settling in Kīlauea Crater on the island of Hawai'i.
Youth In Action: What the Youth Can Do (Hoʻolale I Ka ʻai A Ka Uʻi) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-05-01 | "Ho‘olale i ka ‘ai a ka u‘i" is a Hawaiian proverb that roughly translates to "what the youth can do." This special Youth in Action program was filmed in Hawai‘i and showcases what Native Hawaiian youth are doing to protect their traditions. The program has four segments: voyaging and wayfinding, hula as resistance, heiau (sacred space) restoration, and food sovereignty.Voyaging and wayfinding: Kānehūnāmoku is a double-hulled sailing canoe which serves as a hands-on classroom. Students become crew members to learn traditional Native Hawaiian sailing skills such as navigating without instruments and observing the natural elements. Twenty-one-year-old Kamakana Ing shares his journey and life lessons from the sea and the wa‘a (canoe).Hula as resistance: Pāhonu Coleman, Kilinahe Naluai, and Kaipo Akioka are high school students in the Hawaiian language immersion program at Ke Kula Kaiapuni in Kailua, OÊ»ahu. Together as haku mele (composers), they write songs, choreograph, and teach their fellow students the hula to their original composition, "Ke Kahua Kaiapuni"—a love song to the Hawaiian language.Heiau restoration: Kāneali‘i Shuman is a high school student in the Hawaiian language immersion program at Ke Kula Kaiapuni. He volunteers at the ancient site of Ulupō Heiau, which was abandoned after the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom and is now a state historic site. Native Hawaiian organizations such as Kauluakalani, a community-based nonprofit committed to restoring and fostering healthy relationships between people and the land, are educating the general public on the cultural significance of Ulupō, Kawai Nui, and other sacred sites.Food sovereignty: Summer Maunakea hails from Waipahu, O‘ahu. She is driven by her kuleana (responsibility) to mālama ‘āina (to care for, protect, and ensure the continuity of all that nourishes and sustains life.) Maunakea is an educator at heart who seeks to encourage all children of Hawai‘i to cultivate deep kinship with their natural environment and community.The Indigenous student filmmakers from Hawai‘i Tech Academy who filmed the program—Tamar Wachi, Emma Morita, Mia Bella Platkin, Anica Brewer, Kiara Haid, and Andrew Twelker—will share their experiences at the end of the program.Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future is an online series hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. These moderated panel discussions serve as a national platform to amplify the efforts of Native changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are engaged in civic and social justice work for Indigenous peoples.
Maskmaking with artist Zarco Guerrero for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian SmithsonianNMAI 2023-04-20 | Zarco Guerrero is a sculptor, mask maker, and performance artist working in Mesa, Arizona. Join him in his studio as he paints a calaca, or a Day of the Dead mask. Masks have long featured prominently in Dia de los Muertos and this tradition can be traced back at least 3,000 years. Zarco decorates his mask with an image of a monarch butterfly to honor transformation and migration. Learn more about Zarco Guerrero and his work at zarkmask.com/.This video originally aired as part of illumiNations: Dia de los Muertos on October 30, 2020.
Youth in Action: Film Futures | Juventud en acción: Futuros del cine SmithsonianNMAI 2023-04-03 | How are emerging filmmakers using film as a force for activism? Moderator James Lujan (Taos Pueblo), Anpa’o Locke (Húŋkpapȟa Lakota/Ahtna Dené), Lejend Yazzie (Diné), and Petyr Xyst (Laguna Pueblo) discuss the ways Native film is changing perceptions about Indigenous peoples and what the future holds. In English with Spanish subtitles. Closed captioning is available by clicking the CC button at the bottom of your screen. For Spanish captioning, go to settings to select language.Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future is an online series hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. These moderated panel discussions serve as a national platform to amplify the efforts of Native changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are engaged in civic and social justice work for Indigenous peoples.This program originally aired on April 1, 2023. 📅 VIEW THE UPCOMING YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM SCHEDULE: https://americanindian.si.edu/calendarThe National Museum of the American Indian’s distance learning programs explore the rich, complex, and dynamic histories, cultures, and contemporary lives of Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Visit our website to learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/student-programs/distance-learning 🧰 RESOURCES Learn more about the NMAI’s education initiative to transform teaching and learning about Native Americans: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360 Explore ways to enjoy the National Museum of the American Indian from home: https://americanindian.si.edu/_________________________________________¿Cómo utilizan los cineastas emergentes el cine como una fuerza de activismo? El moderador James Lujan (pueblo taos), Anpa’o Locke, (húŋkpapȟa lakota/ahtna dené), Lejend Yazzie (diné) y Petyr Xyst (pueblo laguna) hablan sobre las formas en que el cine indígena está cambiando las percepciones sobre los pueblos indígenas y las perspectivas del futuro. En inglés con subtítulos en español. Hay subtítulos disponibles haciendo clic en el botón CC en la parte inferior de la pantalla. Para subtítulos en español, ve a configuración para seleccionar el idioma.Juventud en acción: Conversaciones sobre nuestro futuro es una serie en línea organizada por el Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano de la Institución Smithsonian. Estos paneles de discusión moderados sirven como una plataforma nacional para amplificar los esfuerzos de los artífices del cambio indígenas de todo el hemisferio occidental que trabajan por la justicia social y cívica para los pueblos indígenas.El programa se emitió originalmente el 1 de abril de 2023. 📅 VE EL CALENDARIO DE LOS PRÓXIMOS EVENTOS DE JUVENTUD EN ACCIÓN: https://americanindian.si.edu/calendarLos programas de educación a distancia del Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano exploran la riqueza, la complejidad y el dinamismo de las historias y culturas, y de las vidas contemporáneas de los pueblos indígenas del hemisferio occidental. Visita nuestra página web para obtener más información: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/student-programs/distance-learning 🧰 RECURSOS Aprende más sobre la iniciativa educativa del NMAI para transformar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje sobre los indígenas americanos: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360Explora distintas maneras de disfrutar del Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano desde casa: https://americanindian.si.edu/
Native Photojournalism in the 21st Century: Donovan Quintero, Tailyr Irvine & Russel Albert Daniels SmithsonianNMAI 2023-03-24 | Photojournalists Donovan Quintero (Diné), Tailyr Irvine (Salish and Kootenai), and Russel Albert Daniels (Diné descent and Ho-Chunk descent) are featured in the exhibition “Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field.” The exhibition is a series of photo essays created by these three Native photojournalists in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian. Each photographer explores an issue that is of deep personal interest and touches the lives of Native people in a specific community. The essays feature compelling photography and thought-provoking insights into contemporary Native life and, in so doing, nuanced perspectives on American experiences that are largely invisible to mainstream society. The exhibition brings all three essays together in one gallery from Nov. 3–March 12, 2023. Originally expected to open at the museum in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a version of it exists as an online exhibition (https://americanindian.si.edu/developingstories/).- Through “The COVID-19 Outbreak in the Navajo Nation” Quintero explores how the pandemic affected the everyday lives of the Diné over the course of a year. The images highlight the resiliency of the Diné and the critical roles played by healthcare workers, police, council members, and unsung heroes of the pandemic.- With “The Genízaro Pueblo of Abiquiú.” Daniels brings attention to a nearly 300-year-old community in New Mexico that was born out of violence and slavery. In this essay, he examines how, through annual festivals and feasts and their relationship to the land, Genízaros—detribalized descendants of freed Native American slaves—have maintained their sense of history and identity to the present day. - In “Reservation Mathematics: Navigating Love in Native America” Irvine examines the legacy of U.S. government regulations affecting Native Americans’ most personal decisions. Specifically, she focuses on the challenge blood quantum requirements (the amount of tribal affiliation in a person’s ancestry) pose for young Native American couples who want children and want them enrolled in their tribe. In early 1900s, the U.S. government began imposing this system on tribes as a means of defining and limiting citizenship. While some tribes still use this method for determining eligibility for tribal enrollment, other Native nations use documentation of a person’s descent from an enrollee on a designated tribal roll or census records. Quintero, Irvine, and Daniels discuss their work with John Jacob, the McEvoy Family Curator for Photography at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum. Jacob was curator of “Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten” (2016), and in 2018 he organized the exhibitions “Diane Arbus: A box of ten photographs” and “Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen.” In 2021, he organized “Dawoud Bey and William H. Johnson and Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975–1980.” Previously, Jacob was director of the Inge Morath Foundation. He also was program director at the Magnum Foundation for its Legacy Program series, which manages materials related to the history of Magnum Photos. He earned a BA from the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, in 1981 and an MA in art history from Indiana University in 1994. The program ends with closing remarks from Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham descent), curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
The Ho-Chunk People presented by Tom Jones II (Ho-Chunk) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-03-24 | Tom Jones is an artist, curator, writer, and educator. His photography and other artwork is a commentary on American Indian identity, experience, and perception. It examines how American Indian culture is represented through popular culture and raises questions about these depictions of identity by non-natives and Natives alike. He is engaged in an ongoing photographic essay exploring the contemporary life of his tribe, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Jones co-authored the book “People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families” by Charles Van Schaick, 1879–1943. He is the co-curator for the exhibition “For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw” for the National Museum of the American Indian. He was also a contributing author to the companion publication to that exhibition. He graduated with a BFA in painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MFA in photography, and an MA in museum studies from Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, and is now professor of photography, University of Wisconsin-Madison.Jones’ presentation is followed by a conversation with David W. Penney, Associate Director of Museum Scholarship, Exhibitions, and Public Engagement at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
Stories of Resilience presented by Nīa MacKnight (Hunkpapa Lakota and Anishinaabe) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-03-24 | Nīa MacKnight is a photographer and educator in the greater Los Angeles area. Through monochromatic imagery, Nīa MacKnight highlights the power of the spirit within times of social unrest. MacKnight explores themes such as urban Indigeneity, experiences of youth, and the kinship between humans and non-human beings within the natural world. MacKnight studied photography at San Francisco Art Institute, holds a BA in psychology from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an MEd in education from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio and in the New York Times. She is of Lakota/Anishinaabe/Scottish-American heritage and is descended from the Standing Rock Sioux and White Earth Chippewa tribes.MacKnight’s presentation is followed by a conversation with Editha Mesina, an assistant arts professor at the Department of Photography and Imaging at NYU Tisch. Mesina is also a photographer whose work mines the various concerns of portraiture, its private and public spheres, to speak of individual and collective identities. Mesina has both exhibited and lectured on her work and photography internationally. Affiliated with GABRIELA New York, a progressive grassroots organization, Mesina is the group’s photographer and archivist. She is also an Alex G. Nason New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in photography. She received an MFA from Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University, and a BA in studio art at NYU.
Youth in Action: Digital Futures for Women | Juventud en acción: Futuros digitales para mujeres SmithsonianNMAI 2023-03-01 | In an industry that is often dominated by men, how are Native women making space for themselves and others? Moderator April Armijo (Navajo/Pueblo of Acoma) and panelists Natalie Contreras (Tepehuán/Coca/P’urépecha) and Danielle Boyer (Ojibwe) discuss how young Indigenous women are forging their own paths in the tech world and creating a more inclusive environment.In English with Spanish subtitles. Closed captioning is available by clicking the CC button at the bottom of your screen. For Spanish captioning, go to settings to select language.Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future is an online series hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. These moderated panel discussions serve as a national platform to amplify the efforts of Native changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere who are engaged in civic and social justice work for Indigenous peoples.This program originally aired on March 1, 2023. 📅 VIEW THE UPCOMING YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM SCHEDULE: https://americanindian.si.edu/calendarThe National Museum of the American Indian’s distance learning programs explore the rich, complex, and dynamic histories, cultures, and contemporary lives of Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Visit our website to learn more: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/student-programs/distance-learning 🧰 RESOURCES Learn more about the NMAI’s education initiative to transform teaching and learning about Native Americans: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360 Explore ways to enjoy the National Museum of the American Indian from home: https://americanindian.si.edu/_______________________________________En una industria que suele estar dominada por los hombres, ¿cómo logran abrirse espacio las mujeres indígenas para sí mismas y para los demás? La moderadora April Armijo (navajo/pueblo de acoma) y las panelistas Natalie Contreras (tepehuán/coca/p’urépecha) y Danielle Boyer (ojibwe) hablan sobre cómo las jóvenes indígenas se forjan su propio camino en el mundo de la tecnología y crean un entorno más inclusivo.En inglés con subtítulos en español. Hay subtítulos disponibles haciendo clic en el botón CC en la parte inferior de la pantalla. Para subtítulos en español, ve a configuración para seleccionar el idioma.Juventud en acción: Conversaciones sobre nuestro futuro es una serie en línea organizada por el Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano de la Institución Smithsonian. Estos paneles de discusión moderados sirven como una plataforma nacional para amplificar los esfuerzos de los artífices del cambio indígenas de todo el hemisferio occidental que trabajan por la justicia social y cívica para los pueblos indígenas.El programa se emitió originalmente el 1 de marzo de 2023. 📅 VE EL CALENDARIO DE LOS PRÓXIMOS EVENTOS DE JUVENTUD EN ACCIÓN: https://americanindian.si.edu/calendarLos programas de educación a distancia del Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano exploran la riqueza, la complejidad y el dinamismo de las historias y culturas, y de las vidas contemporáneas de los pueblos indígenas del hemisferio occidental. Visita nuestra página web para obtener más información: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/student-programs/distance-learning 🧰 RECURSOS Aprende más sobre la iniciativa educativa del NMAI para transformar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje sobre los indígenas americanos: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360 Explora distintas maneras de disfrutar del Museo Nacional del Indígena Americano desde casa: https://americanindian.si.edu/
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are (Audio Described) SmithsonianNMAI 2023-02-27 | View this video without the Audio Description here: youtu.be/tC1o9Lc7R5YOn December 3, 2022, the artists featured in the museum’s online exhibition Ancestors Know Who We Are (https://americanindian.si.edu/ancestors-know) gathered at the National Museum of the American Indian for a discussion about Black-Native identity and its expression through art. Participating artists were Joelle Joyner (African American and Kauwets’a:ka [Meherrin] descent); Moira Pernambuco (African and Amerindian [Wapishana]); Paige Pettibon (Black, Salish, and white descent); Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi, Black, and German); and Storme Webber (Alaskan Sugpiaq [Alutiiq] and Black descent). Amber Starks, aka Melanin Mvskoke (Black/Muscogee Creek), moderates, with introductions by exhibition curator Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham descent).
Artist Discussion: Ancestors Know Who We Are SmithsonianNMAI 2023-02-27 | Access the Audio Described version of this video here: youtu.be/C4YEA8QrZS8On December 3, 2022, the artists featured in the museum’s online exhibition Ancestors Know Who We Are (https://americanindian.si.edu/ancestors-know) gathered at the National Museum of the American Indian for a discussion about Black-Native identity and its expression through art. Participating artists were Joelle Joyner (African American and Kauwets’a:ka [Meherrin] descent); Moira Pernambuco (African and Amerindian [Wapishana]); Paige Pettibon (Black, Salish, and white descent); Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi, Black, and German); and Storme Webber (Alaskan Sugpiaq [Alutiiq] and Black descent). Amber Starks, aka Melanin Mvskoke (Black/Muscogee Creek), moderates, with introductions by exhibition curator Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham descent).
National Native American Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony (Nov. 11, 2022) SmithsonianNMAI 2022-12-02 | On Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, the National Native American Veterans Memorial, built on the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, was formally dedicated following a procession of more than 1,500 Native veterans representing more than 120 Native Nations. The dedication ceremony featured remarks from Native veterans, including memorial designer and veteran Harvey Pratt, representatives from the US Armed Forces, Smithsonian leadership, and US government officials. Learn more about the memorial on our website at americanindian.si.edu/nnavm#NativeVeterans
Native Veterans Procession (November 11, 2022) SmithsonianNMAI 2022-11-23 | On Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, more than 1,500 Native veterans representing more than 120 Native Nations gathered in Washington, DC, to process from the National Museum of the American Indian to the National Mall. The procession was followed by the dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial, built on the grounds of the museum. The procession began at the museum, crossed the National Mall, and ended in front of the United States Capitol.Learn more about the memorial on our website: https://americanindian.si.edu/visit/washington/nnavm#WhyWeServe #NativeVeterans #NativeVeteransMemorial
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Special Concert with Quetzal SmithsonianNMAI 2022-11-23 | The National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of the American Latino celebrated the return of the ancestors with a special Día de los Muertos concert featuring the Grammy award-winning band Quetzal. Quetzal is a bilingual rock group with roots in the cultural and social justice landscape of East Los Angeles. Its goal is to create great music that tells the stories of marginalized people's struggles and resistance.This performance was livestreamed from the Rasmuson Theater in the National Museum of the American Indian on October 29, 2022.
Panel Discussion | Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting SmithsonianNMAI 2022-11-23 | Following a screening of the film "Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting," Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee and Native rights advocate Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee), Director of the National Museum of the American Indian Cynthia Chavez Lamar (San Felipe Pueblo/Hopi/Tewa/Navajo), and National Museum of the American Indian Founding Director W. Richard West Jr. (Southern Cheyenne) took the stage to discuss the film and their ongoing advocacy of Native American rights, the struggle to eliminate racist sports mascots, and the formation of the National Museum of the American Indian. Co-director of the film, Ben West (Cheyenne) moderates the discussion. This discussion took place at the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on November 19, 2022 as a part of the Native Cinema Showcase.
Native Cinema Showcase 2022 NOVEMBER 18–25 SmithsonianNMAI 2022-11-11 | The museum’s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Indigenous film. Embracing their communities’ oral histories, knowledge and ancestral lands, Indigenous filmmakers are seeking guidance from the past and envisioning new paths for the future. The showcase provides a unique forum for engagement with filmmakers from Indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere and Arctic.The online program includes a total of 35 films (six features and 30 shorts) representing 30 Native nations in eight different countries: US, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia and Sweden. There are 10 Indigenous languages spoken in the films. Genres include documentaries, music videos, kid-friendly shorts, films in Indigenous languages and more.Native Cinema Showcase is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.ONLINE LINK: nmai.brandlive.com/native-cinema-showcase-2022/en/homeCOST: Free
