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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."

  • The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Santa Fe, New Mexico
    "The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian hosts changing exhibitions
    of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the
    Southwest. Main gallery exhibitions change twice a year. Smaller galleries
    feature one-person shows by Native American artists and photographers,
    or items relating to the main gallery exhibition."

  • The Great Platte River Road 'A historical museum for all ages.'
    "We are museum is expanding our celebration of history to include
    more about the Native Americans. On June 20, 2009 we will be
    having a Native American Pow Wow with dancing, drumming, food,
    and much more. This event will not be a one time event, but will
    be every June. The museum is located in Kearney, Nebraska."

  • 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

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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!

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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."

  • 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 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!)

  • 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

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