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**UNITED STATES

• Institute of Museums and Library Services
  "The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent
  federal agency, grows and sustains a “Nation of Learners”
  because life-long learning is critical to both societal
  and individual success. Through its grant making, convening,
  research and publications, the Institute empowers museums
  and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and services
  to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain
  cultural heritage, build 21st century skills, and provide
  opportunities for civic participation."

• National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
  "The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum
  of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated
  to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages,
  literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an
  act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the
  Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their
  cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary
  artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice."

• Native Networks (NMAI English) "The Film and Video Center of the
  National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) announces a unique new
  web site devoted to Native American media: film, video, radio, television
  and new media, throughout the Americas. The site presents feature articles
  and related links, Native media news, resources for producers and for the
  general public and a catalog of outstanding recent productions. The
  web site is bilingual-English and Spanish."
• Rede Sindigenas (NMAI Español) "El Film and Video Center del National
  Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) presenta un nuevo y único sitioweb
  dedicado a los medios de comunicación indígenas: cine, video, radio,
  televisión y nuevos medios-de toda América. El sitio presenta artículos
  y vínculos a sitios relacionados, noticias del ámbito de los medios de
  comunicación, datos y recursos para realizadores y para el público en
  general, además de un catálogo de sobresalientes producciones recientes.
  El sitio es bilingüe-en inglés y español."

• History Museum of Native American Indians "LostWorlds.org is an
  Interactive Museum of Native American history and is dedicated to
  telling the story of these lost civilizations of the Southeastern
  Indians. If your only association with American Indians is teepees
  and dream catchers, be prepared to enter an entirely new world of
  Native American art, symbols, architecture and culture."

• Smithsonian Institution "The Smithsonian Institution
  was established in 1846 with funds bequeathed to the
  United States by James Smithson. The Institution is as
  an independent trust instrumentality of the United States
  holding more than 140 million artifacts and specimens in
  its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge"."
  • Encyclopedia Smithsonian "Features answers to frequently asked
    questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources
    on subjects from A to Z."

• Tamástslikt Cultural Institute "Tamástslikt Cultural
  Institute is the interpretive center for the Cayuse,
  Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes. The owner of the
  Institute is the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
  Indian Reservation (CTUIR)."
  72789 Highway 331, Pendleton, Oregon 97801
  Telephone: 541-966-9748 FAX: 541-966-9927

• Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado
  "The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a rare historical treasure.
  Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic
  Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await
  you here."

• BLM Anasazi Heritage Center ~ Dolores, Colorado
  "The Anasazi Heritage Center is a museum of the Ancestral
  Puebloan (or Anasazi) culture and other Native cultures
  in the Four Corners region. It is also the starting point
  for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument."

• The Hoopa Valley Tribe ~ Hoopa Tribal Museum
  "The Hoopa Tribal Museum is located in the center of the
  Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in northern California.
  The museum is a non-profit entity of the Hoopa Valley
  Tribe, created to preserve, and to share, the rich culture
  and history of the native people of northern California."
  • Hoopa Valley Tribal Museum Homepage
    On the San Francisco State University Website

• California Indian Museum & Cultural Center
  5250 Aero Drive Santa Rosa, California 95403
  Phone: 707-579-3004 FAX: 707-579-9019

• The Sherman Indian Museum "The museum is located on the Sherman Indian High School grounds in Riverside, California, not only houses traditional Native American collections, it preserves more than a century of the school's student body history, heritage and pride. The Sherman Indian High School was one of several off-reservation boarding schools opened by the United States government in the late 1800s. The intention of these schools was to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream society." Riverside, California

• Agua Caliente Cultural Museum 'The Spirit Lives'
  The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is a non-profit tribal museum
  representing the history and culture of the Agua Caliente Band
  of Cahuilla Indians and other Cahuilla peoples." Located in the
  Village Green Heritage Center, Palm Springs, California

• The Cherokee Heritage Center "The CHC is operated by
  the Cherokee National Historical Society, is located three
  miles south of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on the original site
  of the Cherokee Female Seminary." Send e-mail for info.

• Cherokee Strip Museum ~ Perry, Oklahoma "Located on five acres of
  land about an hour north of Oklahoma City, the Cherokee Strip
  Museum provides an opportunity to explore the remarkable events
  and people who made up the history of the Cherokee Outlet."

• The Museum of the Cherokee Indian 'Welcome. I want to tell you
  a story, a very old story...' "So begins your trip through the
  Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Totally renovated in 1998, the museum
  tells the story of the Cherokee people using high-tech wizardry along
  with an extensive artifact collection." U.S. Postal Contact:
  (P.O. Box 1599 ~ Cherokee, North Carolina 28719 ~ Phone: 828-497-3481)

• Sequoyah Birthplace Museum ~ Vonore, Tennessee
  "Sequoyah (1776-1843) Soldier, Statesman, Silversmith
  and creator of the Cherokee writing system. The Museum
  is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and
  is a duly chartered tax exempt organization. It is Tennessee's
  only Indian-operated historical attraction."
  • Annual Cherokee Arts and Crafts Fall Festival
    Held annually every September, the first weekend after
    Labor Day, on the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum grounds.

• Southern Plains Indian Museum - Anadarko Oklahoma "The Southern Plains Indian Museum exhibits the creative achievements of Native American artists and craftsmen of the United States. A permanent exhibit presents the rich diversity of historic arts of the tribal peoples of western Oklahoma, and a special exhibition gallery is devoted to changing presentations promoting the creative works of outstandingly talented contemporary Native American artists and craftsmen. Admission is free."

• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
  "In 1899, the Territorial Legislature of the future state of Oklahoma
  mandated the founding of a natural history museum on the campus of the
  University of the Territory of Oklahoma in Norman, now the University
  of Oklahoma. Since that time, the existing museum has had a long and
  distinguished history, acquiring over 5,000,000 objects that belong
  to the people of the state of Oklahoma."

• Jacobson House Native Art Center "The Jacobson House is located on
  the northwest corner of the campus of the University of Oklahoma, at
  609 Chautauqua in Norman, Oklahoma. The House was then, as now, a wonderful
  gathering place and gallery for experiencing art and conversation. One can
  easily imagine the Kiowa Five singing and drumming to the enjoyment of
  a gathering of guests."

• The Junaluska Museum and Memorial Site "The museum is
  located at the burial site of Cherokee Warrior Junaluska
  in the Great Smoky Mountains near the Nantahala River.
  Dedicated to preserving Cherokee history and culture.
  Junaluska was a hero to both Cherokee and other Americans.
  Located on Junaluska Drive. Robbinsville, North Carolina."

• Cherokee County Historical Museum, Inc. Murphy, North Carolina
  "The Cherokee County Historical Museum, Inc. was established in 1977
  as a non-profit entity. Our goal has been to establish and maintain
  a historical museum for the collection, preservation, restoration,
  storage, study, and exhibition to the general public of artifacts,
  books, papers, photographs, and other materials significant to the
  history, culture, and heritage of Cherokee County, North Carolina."

• Talbot Library & Museum ~ Founded by Virgil Talbot
  'Preserving A Bit Of History' "A Genealogy and Historical Research
  Library Specializing In: * Cherokee Territory *Northeastern Oklahoma
  Information and Materials *Northwestern Arkansas Information and
  Materials.Publishers of History & Research Quarterly, "T.L.& M.
  Genealogy" and home of the 'Goingsnake Messenger'."

• Museum of the Fur Trade "The museum is dedicated
  to preserving the rich history of the North American
  fur trade and is located three miles east of Chadron,
  Nebraska, on U. S. Highway 20."

• San Diego Historical Society San Diego, California
  • Edward Wilkerson "Ned" Bushyhead (1832-1907) "The Bushyhead family plot
    in the city cemetery in the capital of the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK,
    is in a high and honored spot. There lies the body of the first publisher
    of The Union, who died in Alpine, California, March 4, 1907."

• Seneca-Iroquois National Museum "Permanent Exhibits at the
  Museum include the clan animal display, the partially reconstructed
  Longhouse and a rebuilt log cabin. Iroquois traditional materials,
  (baskets, corn husk items, beadwork, silverwork, etc.) prehistoric
  artifacts, and modern Iroquois Art are also on display." Seneca
  Nation, Salamanca, New York

• Worlds Smallest Museum ~ Superior, Arizona
  • World's Smallest Museum Online Store!
  • Apache Tear Legend ~*~ Apache Tear Gemstones

• Fort Nisqually "Fort Nisqually is now a living history
  museum where volunteers and staff, in period clothing,
  demonstrate the crafts of the 19th century and engage
  visitors in historic dialogue during the Living History
  Days and other events throughout the year."

• Ganondagan 'Preserving a past. Providing a future.'
  "Just southeast of Rochester, New York, in the town of Victor, lies
  Ganondagan (ga·NON·da·gan), the site of a Native American community
  that was a flourishing, vibrant center for the Seneca people."

• Iroquois Indian Museum "The Museum introduces the public
  to Iroquois by featuring their art, past and present, as
  a window into their culture." Howes Cave, New York
• Children's Iroquois Indian Museum "The Children's Iroquois Museum, located
  on the ground floor of the Museum, interprets the adult Museum to young
  people with their parents or teachers."

• Chieftains Museum ~ Rome, Georgia 'Walk where mighty chieftains walked.' "The mission of Chieftains Museum is to preserve and interpret the heritage represented by the Chieftains house, a National Historic Landmark. This heritage encompasses the history and traditions of the Native American/Cherokee Indians, especially Major Ridge and his family. Also reflected are the cultural, economic and social developments of Rome and Northwest Georgia." E-mail: chmuseum@bellsouth.net

• Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma 'Where the story of the American West Unfolds' "Gilcrease has the largest collection of the works of Cherokee sculptor Willard Stone - two on display and many of 65 additional objects on view in open storage - as well as the works of Cherokee artists Cecil Dick, Franklin Gritts and others."

• Five Civilized Tribes Museum Muskogee, Oklahoma
  Agency Hill, Honor Heights Drive Muskogee, OK 74401
  • The Five Civilized Tribes: Tribal Links
    Cherokee * Seminole * Chickasaw * Choctaw * Creek

• Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage Center ~&~ Museum
  'Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.'
  "The Heritage Center is the home of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa
  Indian Historical Society, and is located on the beautiful
  Turtle Mountain Reservation in north-central North Dakota."

• Museum of Native American Resource Center UNC Pembroke
  'The University of North Carolina at Pembroke' (UNCP)
  "The Native American Resource Center is a multi-faceted
  museum and research institute of The University of North
  Carolina at Pembroke. The Center's mission is to educate
  the public about the rich diversity of Native America."

• Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
  "The Akta Lakota Museum ("Akta Lakota" means "to honor the
  people") is a tribute to the Sioux nation that offers visitors
  a rare and fascinating glimpse into the Lakota culture."

• Little Feather Indian Interpretive Center ~ Pipestone, Minnesota
  'Keeping the Pipestone Quarries available for ALL Native Americans'
  "The Quarries have always been Sacred ground to the Native American people,
  there are ancient stories such as the Thunder Bird laying it's eggs in the
  quarries and the sacred pipe being given to the people there. This land
  had been chosen by the Great Spirit to be Sacred, and that has always been
  recognized by those who have an earth based spirituality. It has always
  been and it always will be Sacred, and only the Great Spirit has the
  ability to bless this ancient area and it's quarries." The owner, Chuck
  Derby (aka Running Elk), is enrolled in Sisseton, South Dakota.

• The Noteworthy Indian Museum Amsterdam, New York 12010
  "Step onto the back of the Great Turtle. So begins your visit
  to the Noteworthy Indian Museum. Developed from over 60,000
  artifacts, the museum quality clay pots, stone tools, beadwork
  and baskets tell the story of the Mohawk."

• Museum of Northern Arizona 'Bringing the Colorado
  Plateau to the World' "The Museum of Northern Arizona
  explores and explains the lands and peoples of the Colorado
  Plateau to encourage a broader understanding of its unique
  beauty and character." Flagstaff, Arizona

• Crazy Horse Memorial And Native American Educational & Cultural Center
  "The Native American Cultural Center, part of the Indian Museum of North America
  at Crazy Horse, is enormously popular with visitors. The distinctive stone building
  was constructed in 1996 from rock blasted from the Crazy Horse mountain carving.
  During the summer season, many Native American artists and crafts people create
  their artwork and visit with guests in the Cultural Center building."

• Institute of American Indian Arts Museum "The IAIAM
  is the home of The National Collection of Contemporary
  Indian Art. Established in 1971, the Museum is home to
  a unique collection of contemporary American Indian and
  Alaska Native art and some historical material."

• The Frank H. McClung Museum "The McClung Museum is proud to
  recognize the Cherokee Indians during the Bicentennial Year of the
  state of Tennessee. The Museum invites the people of Tennessee to learn
  more about the First Tennesseans. Visit the McClung Museum Shop
  "Proceeds from the Museum Shop go to support museum programs."

• Carnegie Museum of Natual History
  • Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians
    • American Indians and the Natural World
      North ~ Tlingit of the Northwest Coast
      South ~ Hopi of the Southwest
      East ~ Iroquois of the Northeast
      West ~ Lakota of the Plains

• William Hammond Mathers Museum of World Cultures of Indiana University
  "Indiana University's Museum of World Cultures. Traditions, values,
  and beliefs are revealed in the objects people create and use everyday."
  • Museum Collections ~*~ American Historical Collections
  • Native American Collections
  • Wanamaker Collection of Photographs of American Indians

• Dickson Mounds State Museum "Located in a rural area of West Central
  Illinois, near the Illinois River between the towns of Lewistown and Havana.
  It is 200 miles southwest of Chicago, 45 miles southwest of Peoria, and 60
  miles northwest of Springfield." (Site of 800-year-old burial mounds. Across
  the Illinois River in Fulton County. Rockwell Mound is the second largest
  Indian mound in the Midwest dates back 2,000 years Rockwell Park, Havana.)
  Dickson Mounds, Myer-Dickson Site, Eveland Village Site, The Ogden-Fettie
  Site, The Larson Site, The Rockwell Mound

• California Indian Museum and Cultural Center "On May 25, 1996 the
  California Indian Museum and Cultural Center was officially established
  at the newly created park at the Presidio of San Francisco. This former
  Army Post is world renowned for its spectacular beauty and historical
  significance. What is less well known is that its creation by the Spanish
  in 1776, came at a grave cost to the area's indigenous people."
  San Francisco, California

• Turtle Bay Museum "A wonderful museum complex with a summer butterfly
  house, live animals, miles of walking trails, and lots of new facilities
  to come! Turtle Bay is a collection of indoor/outdoor learning attractions
  with a focus on the Sacramento River watershed, its natural inhabitants,
  regional culture, and human history." Redding, California

• Washington State Historical Society And Museum
  • Search result for Treaties ~ Indians

• Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures ~ Aurora University, IL
  "The Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures is a
  museum which collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets
  Native American material culture and art. The Center is
  committed to educational outreach to area schools,
  community organizations, the Aurora University community,
  the public and our Native American constituency. The
  museum staff, students and volunteers strive to maintain
  standards of ethical and professional excellence."

• Oakbrook Regional Park Chumash Interpretive Center
  "Enhancing the public's awareness and understanding of
  the Chumash People native to Southern California, both
  historically and culturally through a visual, verbal
  and hands on experience." Thousand Oaks, California

• The Heritage Center, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
  "The mission of the Heritage Center is to collect, preserve and
  exhibit the Fine Arts and Tribal Arts of Native Americans. We will
  concentrate on the Fine Arts of all Native Americans and the Tribal
  Arts of the Lakota. We will promote the arts of Native Americans to
  bring a greater appreciation of their culture. The Heritage Center
  was awarded a Bush Foundation Grant in November of 2003."

• Alaska Native Heritage Center "A vision evolved for
  a statewide cultural center, a center for learning and
  spiritual and cultural renewal, a gathering of tradition
  to meet this new challenge. This vision has become reality
  and all of us at the Alaska Native Heritage Center welcome you!"
  (The center is a 10-minute drive from downtown Anchorage,
  just off Glenn Highway near Muldoon Road. Open all year around.
  For hours and this year's admissions, call 1-800-315-6608.)

• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center "Many centuries before European explorers found their way to the western hemisphere, the Pueblo Indians of what is now New Mexico developed a distinctive and complex civilization. These peace loving people created an urban life in harmony with the environment and with each other. Their religion was pantheistic and deeply spiritual and constituted an important part of daily life, within which they created an equitable government, a magnificent architecture, intensive agriculture with a sophisticated irrigation system and a highly developed art in pottery, weaving, jewelry, leather work and other crafts." Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association "A non-profit educational and research association for the study of, dissemination of information about, and the camaraderie of people who have an interest in the history of the Custer Battlefield, the Battle of Little Big Horn, and the general study of the Plains Indian Wars."

• Welcome to the Jesse Peter Museum ~ Santa Rosa Junior College
  "The Jesse Peter Museum houses collections of ethnographic art from throughout the Americas and parts of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Permanent exhibits include the following: Pomo Roundhouse Model and Basketry, Pomo Ceremonialism, Southern California, Navajo (Diné), Plains and Plateau, Southwest Jewelry, Klamath River Area House Model, Hopi Pueblo Model with Kachina Dolls, and Pueblo Pottery." Santa Rosa, California

• Museum of the Native American Resource Center UNC Pembroke
  Art ~ Crafts ~ Memories ~ Native American Resource Center
  Music ~ Information ~ History ~ Victory ~ Heroes ~ Publications
  "The museum contains exhibits of authentic Indian artifacts, arts and crafts.
  These items come from Indian people all over North America, from Abenaki to
  Zuni. Many other items come from North Carolina Native Americans, with
  special emphasis on Robeson County Indian people. Particular focus is
  placed on the largest North Carolina tribe, the Lumbee."
  University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina

• American Museum of Natural History ~*~ Educators Guide
  "Learn about the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec. Teacher's guides
  are also available. Eastern Woodlands Indians (Grades 3 - 9)
  Meet at the entrance to the Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians,
  3rd floor. Environment influences culture."

• Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center
  "Located on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina,
  Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center is a
  non-profit educational foundation founded for the purpose of
  preserving native artifacts, crafts, art, and culture."

• Minnesota Historical Society ~*~ Museums & Historical Places ~ Events
• Mille Lacs Indian Museum "Opened May 18, 1996, offers
  exhibits dedicated to telling the story of the Band. Trace
  their journey to settle in Northern Minnesota..." (Location:
  U.S. Hwy. 169, 12 miles north of Onamia, Minnesota on the
  southwest shore of Lake Mille Lacs.)
• Minnesota Territory 'Welcome to the Territory'
  "This Web site contains activities and stories about
  Minnesota in the years before it became a state."

• Arizona State Museum The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  "Experience the indigenous cultures of Arizona, the Great Southwest,
  and northern Mexico at Arizona State Museum (ASM). Dynamic exhibitions,
  engaging programs, a renowned research library, and an education museum
  store engaging visitors of all ages. ASM's experts and collections are
  among the most significant resources in the world for the study of
  southwestern peoples."

• Museum in the Classroom 'Exploring Biodiversity and
  Human Interactions with the Environment' "A Consortium:
  The Illinois State Museum and Brookfield Zoo."

• East Tennessee Historical Society 1834 "History at Work"
  "The ETHS mission is simple: to preserve, interpret, and promote the history
  of Tennessee, focusing on East Tennessee. Projects such as the ETHS Museum,
  the First Families of Tennessee, our educational programming, and even this
  new web site, are just some of the ways we put history to work for you."

• Museum at Warm Springs Indian Reservation "The mission of the Museum
  is to preserve, advance and share the knowledge of the cultural, traditional
  and artistic heritage of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs."

• Oklahoma Historical Society * Museums And Sites
  Mission: To preserve and perpetuate the history of Oklahoma
  and its people by collecting, interpreting and disseminating
  knowledge of Oklahoma and the Southwest."

• Michigans Historical Center Located in Lansing Michigan
• Michigan Historical Museum System
  "Located in the Michigan Historical Center
  in Lansing, is the flagship of the ten sites
  of the Michigan Historical Museum System."
  • Father Marquette National Memorial and Museum ~ St. Ignace, MI
  • Sanilac Petroglyphs ~ Bad Axe, Michigan
    "Mythical water panthers, deer and a Native
    American archer still roam the banks of the
    north branch of the Cass River, near Cass City."

• Nokomis Learning Center A Native American Cultural Center located in Okemos, Michigan. "The Nokomis Center For Their Future... Children who visit the Nokomis Center will discover the exciting history of the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region before the fur traders and white settlers arrived. Programs and exhibits designed by Michigan educators allow visitors to: See cultural artifacts, Handle and create Indian crafts, Listen to storytellers spin Nature lore."

• Museum of Cultural and Natural History at Central Michigan University "The museum is a creative learning center that provides academic and research support to the faculty, staff, students and general public through quality programs and creative exhibits. In fulfilling this role the museum functions as the repository for historical, cultural and scientific collections acquired by the university and is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of those collections for present and future generations." The Museum is located in Rowe Hall: East Bellows at Mission Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 to 5 p.m. year-round!
  • The Native American Gallery at Central Michigan University
    The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Central Michigan University
    "Working Together for the Future of Mid-Michigan"!

• The Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI
  • Michigan State University Museum Traveling Exhibition Service

• UMMA ~ Museum of Anthropology University of Michigan "The Museum of Anthropology is one of the major archaeological research and teaching facilities in the United States. The Museum does not maintain exhibit space and its collections are usually not available for public viewing. This web site is designed to make available images and information about selected collections from the Museum holdings."

• Andrew J. Blackbird Museum - Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA
  "Andrew J. Blackbird, also known as Chief Mack-E-Te-Be-Nessy or
  Black Hawk, was a prominent and respected personage in the early
  history of Harbor Springs. Today, Andrew J. Blackbird's former
  home is a museum of Odawa culture and tradition. Now managed by
  the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, it is the only
  Indian-operated museum in the state of Michigan, and it continues
  the important education process Blackbird began in the late 1800's."
  Location: 368 E Main Street, Harbor Springs, phone: 231-242-1400

• Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation 'A tribute to Native Americans'
• Indian Museum of North America "That Crazy Horse is to represent all tribes is evident in the beautiful Indian Museum of North America. Reflecting both the cultural and educational aspects of the project, it has grown from a single display in the early years (housing the impressive Charles Eder collection from Montana) to today's three great exhibit halls and two levels at the Native American Educational and Cultural Center with thousands of artifacts and other items from dozens of tribes throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More expansion is planned. Designed to complement the story being told in stone on the mountain, the Indian museum's collection speaks eloquently to present and future generations about the daily life of the American Indian."

• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts ~*~ Arts in Minneapolis: "A Key to the Future"
  • Introduction to Art in America "What then is American art?"
    "A clay effigy bowl by a Caddo Indian exemplifies the earliest Americans' respect for the land as a valuable resource. Cadzi Cody's painted elk hide shows parts of a Shoshone bison hunt and sun dance... The sewn hide, colorful beaded design, and hand-crafted bells of the Lakota woman's dance dress provide information about Lakota traditions and lifestyle."
  • World Myths and Legends in Art ~ Native American

• Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
  Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • Museum of Cultural and Natural History Exhibitions Online
  • The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark: Native American
    Objects and the American Quest for Commerce and Science
  • Gifting and Feasting in the Northwest Coast Potlatch
  • Rainmakers from the Gods ~ Hopi Katsinam
  • The Children of Changing Woman
  • "Against the Winds - American Indian Running Traditions"
    * Running in the Past ~*~ Spiritual Traditions
    * Introduction ~*~ Time Line ~*~ Running Today

• Pipestone County Museum 'Pipestone County Historical Society' Location: 113 S. Hiawatha Ave. in Pipestone, MN. "The City of Pipestone is located in the SW corner of MN and is the County Seat of Pipestone County. It is located 200 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul and 240 miles from Omaha, NE."

• Amerind Foundation, Inc. 'Museum and Archaeological Research Facility' "The Amerind Foundation, Inc. is a private, nonprofit archaeological research facility and museum devoted to the study and interpretation of Native American cultures."

• Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center 'Opened to the public on August 11, 1998!' "The MPRC a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history." Calendar of Events at the MPRC

• Arte Maya Tz'utuhil Museum & Gallery "In three of the hundreds of communities that make up the vast Mayan population of present day Guatemala Indian artists produce oil paintings about Mayan life. Those communities are Cakchiquel-speaking San Juan Comalapa, and the Tz'utuhil-speaking towns of Santiago Atitlan and San Pedro la Laguna." San Francisco, California

• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
  Discover the Nature of Your Universe!
  "At the Cleveland Museum of Natural History we
  encourage people of all ages to discover and
  explore the natural world. Our curators care
  for over four million specimens in the fields
  of anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany,
  geology, paleontology, zoology, & wildlife biology."
  • The Whittlesey People
    Prehistoric farmers of Northeast Ohio
  • What pottery remains reveal
    about the Whittlesey people

• The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology "The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, one of four museums in the Museum of New Mexico system, is a premier repository of Native art and material culture and tells the stories of the people of the Southwest from pre-history through contemporary art."

• The Museum of New Mexico "is more than a set of buildings; it is
  the principal custodian of New Mexico's vast and diverse resources.
  From the time of its founding on February 19, 1909, at the Palace of
  the Governors by the New Mexico territorial government, the Museum
  of New Mexico has grown into a large family of institutions
  including five state monuments and the following four museums:"
  • Museum of Indian Arts and Culture ~*~ Museum of Fine Arts
  • Palace of the Governors ~*~ Museum of International Folk Art

• Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Education and Cultural Center
  The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Education and Cultural Center
  is located in Warner, a classic New England village nestled
  in the New Hampshire hills. The Museum is a non-profit
  organization dedicated to increasing the public awareness
  of Native American traditions, philosophy and art.

• Chucalissa Archaeological Museum And Reconstructed Village "Welcome to the Chucalissa Archaeological Museum and reconstructed village, operated by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Memphis. This national historic landmark is located on a 187 acre tract of land in southwest Memphis, Tennessee and is home to the C.H. Nash Museum and associated collections and research facilities as well as a reconstructed 15th century Native American village located on an actual archaeological site, now known as Chucalissa."

• Tamustalik Cultural Institute 'The History You Learned In The Third
  Grade Wasn't Written In Stone Ours Was' "The Confederated Tribes
  of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will present and interpret this epoch
  of westward migration from the perspective of the first Americans."
  (Tamustalik means "Interpreter" in the language of the Walla Wallas.)

• Osage Nation ~ Osage Tribal Museum
  "The Osage Tribal Museum, funded as a Public Works Administration
  Project and constructed by the CCC-ID, was completed in 1938. The
  Museum building is a restoration of the old chapel and school building.
  In 1967, a renovation program was commenced with funding furnished
  by the Bureau of Indian Affairs."

• Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis, Indiana
  "The Eiteljorg Museum Midwest, and one of only two museums east of
  the Mississippi that showcase both Native American and Western art,
  culture and history. The museum contains one of the best Native American
  and Western art collections in the world, including traditional and
  contemporary work by artists such as T.C. Cannon, N. C. Wyeth, Andy
  Warhol, Georgia O’Keeffe, Allan Houser, Frederic Remington, Charles
  Russell and Kay Walkingstick."

• Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology "Welcome to the Phoebe A. Hearst
  Museum of Anthropology. Phoebe A. Hearst's original vision for the museum
  was "as a great educator" dedicated to "the dissemination of knowledge
  among the many" and to "giving the people of California every educational
  advantage". After more than a century of service, we continue to be guided
  by that vision." Located in Kroeber Hall at the corner of Bancroft Way and
  College Avenue on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley.

• American Indian Community House Gallery & Museum
  Broadway, New York City

• The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: University of New Mexico
  "Holds over 10 million individual items in its archaeological,
  ethnological, archival, photo and skeletal collections. The
  collections come from all parts of the world, but have a
  Southwestern emphasis."

• The Centennial Museum Natural and Cultural History
  University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

• Southwest Museum ~ Los Angeles, California 'Native
  Cultures of the Americas' "The Southwest Museum holds
  one of the nation's most important museum, library, and
  archive collections related to the American Indian."

• The Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage Center
  "The Heritage Center is the home of the Turtle Mountain
  Band of Chippewa Indians Historical Society, and is
  located on the beautiful Turtle Mountain Reservation in

• The Anasazi Heritage Center "A new world-class museum operated
  by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located ten miles north
  of Cortez, or three miles west of Dolores on Highway 184."

• Online Highways: Travel Guide to Washington (**Note: These are
  informational paths not actually online museums!)
  • Suquamish Museum: "On the Port Madison Indian Reservation"
  • Ilwaco Heritage Museum, Washington: "Not just a small museum,
    this is a great little museum in a great little town." Chinook
    Indian and pioneer artifacts are featured exhibits.

• Antelope Valley Indian Museum: 'Located in the Heart of
  California's Historic Mojave Desert on Piute Butte.' "The
  Antelope Valley Indian Museum stands against towering rock
  formations in the Mojave Desert. The large boulders become
  a portion of its interior while timbers from Joshua trees
  cover supports for its roof." Los Angeles County, Lancaster, CA

• Yakama Indian Nation Museum ~ "The Challenge of Spilyay"
  "The idea for a museum was born from a gift of the Nipo Strongheart collection given to the Yakama Tribe in 1966. A permanent exhibit called 'The Challenge of Spilyay' was developed by the Yakamas to tell our story. The museum is located at the Yakama Indian Nation
  • Buffalo Bill Historical Center "Widely regarded as America's
    finest western museum. Located in northwestern Wyoming 52 miles
    from Yellowstone National Park's East Gate.

  • The Plains Indian Museum "Tells the significant story of the
    lives of Plains Indian peoples, their cultures, traditions, values
    and histories, as well as the contexts of their lives today. In
    the words of Plains Indian Museum Advisory Board member and Crow
    tribal historian Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, the Museum is "a living,
    breathing place where more than just Indian objects are on display."
  • Chippewa Valley Museum - Eau Claire Wisconsin
    Paths of the People: The Ojibwe in the Chippewa Valley
    "The Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians have lived in the
    Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin for 300 years. Paths
    of the People, a major exhibit at the Chippewa Valley
    Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, traces Ojibwe history
    and the events that forced them to make vital decisions
    about the directions their lives would take."
  • Milwaukee Public Museum: Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
    • Indian Country Wisconsin: You Are Here!
      "Indian Country Wisconsin is a project of the
      Milwaukee Public Museum funded by Ameritech."
    • Wisconsin Tribal Communities "The modern Indian tribes
      of the western Great Lakes region have the largest remaining
      population of all tribes in the Woodlands area."
    • Native Americans "A Tribute to Survival"
      • Wisconsin Warriors: "Interviews with Native
        American Veterans" By Dawn Scher Thomae
        LORE magazine (vol.43, no. 3 (September, 1993),
        p. 9-18), a benefit of museum membership.
        Copyright 1996 Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc.
      • Another Tribute to Survival:
        "Southwest Indian Ceramics" by Claudia Jacobson
        Article is reprinted without illustrations from
        LORE magazine, a benefit of museum membership.
        Copyright 1996 Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc.
  • The Arctic Circle Museum of Art, Photography and Anthropology
    • Arctic Virtual Classroom ~ Arctic Forum
  • Peabody Exxex Museum: Salem, Massachusetts Site Index (Text)
    • Native American Arts and Archaeology
    • "Gifts of the Spirit" Masterworks by 19th-Century and Contemporary Native American Artists November 15, 1996 - May 18,1997 [An exhibition of 150 objects from the Native American Art collection and 50 works of art by living Native American Artists.]
  • The Heard Museum 'Native Cultures and Art' "The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, is a private, non-profit museum founded in 1929 by Dwight B. and Maie Bartlett Heard to house their personal collection of artifacts and art. The mission and philosophy of the Heard today is to promote appreciation and respect for Native people and their cultural heritage, with emphasis on the traditional cultures of the Greater Southwest and on the evolving Native American Fine Art Movement." Phoenix Arizona
  • Sierra Mono Indian Museum: "Our museum is located in the heart of the Sierra, in the town of North Fork between Fresno and Yosemite National Park. It is a non-profit autonomous organization dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of the Mono people. The Sierra Mono Museum is solely owned and operated by the local North Fork Mono Tribe and receives no federal, state or local funds."
    [Theft at museum brings $5,0000 Reward Offer!]
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
    • Natural History Museums "And Resources Around the World"

  **CANADA

  • Virtual Museum Canada ~ "HAIDA IITL'HLAALGAAY" 'Our World-Our Way of Life'
    "Canada is home to a wealth of aboriginal cultures. The following exhibition
    features the perspectives of two of these communities - the Inuit and Haida."
  • Glenbow Museum "We call ourselves Nitsitapii, although we are also known as the Blackfoot-speaking people. We invite you to experience our rich culture traditions and learn about the world from our prospective." Calgary, Alberta Canada
  • Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre ~ Duck Lake, Saskatchewan "The Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre is a locally owned and operated museum and gallery. It houses a collection of artifacts relating to the Indian, Metis & pioneer history from 1870 to 1905 with exhibits, art and information on the North-West Rebellion of 1885."
  • The Nova Scotia Museum "The corporate name for the most decentralized museum in Canada - 25 museums across the province, including historic buildings, living history sites, vessels and specialized museums."
    • The Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection "This website features 661 selections from the Nova Scotia Museum's Mi'kmaq Portraits Database."
    • Archaeology in Nova Scotia web site
      • Artifact Gallery
  • Canadian Heritage Information Network
    (Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine)
    • English Version * Site Index *** Français Version * l'index des sites
      • Guide to Canadian Museums & Gallery's
  • Museum of Anthropology ~ University of British Columbia
    "The mission of the Museum of Anthropology is to investigate, preserve, and present objects and expressions of human creativity in order to promote understanding of and respect for world cultures." Vancouver, B.C., Canada
    • First Nations Resources ~ Collections ~ Exhibits
  • The Royal Ontario Museum 'Worlds to Explore' "An agency of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation." 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Wilderness to Studio: Four Views of Paul Kane
      (from November 7, 1998 to February 28, 1999)
    • Ontario Archaeology Gallery
    • Spirit Ware "Au Courant: Contemporary Canadian Fashion Designer File"
  • McCord Museum of Canadian History Montreal, Quebec
    "Founded in 1921 by David Ross McCord, the McCord Museum conserves, studies and presents a remarkable collection of objects, archives and historical photographs, through which it helps increase awareness of the social history and material culture of Canada, Quebec and Montreal, from the 18th century to the present." E-mail contact: info@mccord.lan.mcgill.ca

  **OTHER

  • The Novosibirsk Regional Studies Museum ~ Russian "...presents it's unique collection of the History, Ethnography and Culture of Siberia. Novosibirsk Regional Studies Museum is one of the major museums of Siberia. It was found in 1920. Currently it's collection contains more than 170,000 artifacts. These illustrate 150,000 years of Siberian history, and describe the native culture and population."
    • The Last Siberian Shamans "The word "shaman" in translation from evenk language means "excited, frenzied man". It was put in ethnography by russian researchers of Siberia in XVIII century." (**NOTE: Shaman/shamanism is and has never been a part of the North American Indian culture.)