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Accession 15-031

National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Education and Museum Programs. Publications Office

Publications, 2014-2015

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Education and Museum Programs. Publications Office
Title:Publications
Dates:2014-2015
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 15-031
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the following publications that accompanied exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian: "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between United States and American Indian Nations," edited by Suzan Shown Harjo; "Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family," edited by Lois Sherr Dubin; "The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire," edited by Ramiro Matos Mendieta and José Barreiro; and "The Great Inka Road: Activity Guide." "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between United States and American Indian Nations" explores the diplomacy, promises, and betrayals involved in two hundred years of treaties and treaty making between the United State government and Native Nations. "Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family" presents a story of Navajo jewelry framed by the work of the Yazzies, a family of gifted jewelers. "The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire" delves into the historical, structural, and cultural significance of a road network that linked Cusco, the administrative capital and spiritual center of the Inka world, to the farthest reaches of the vast empire. "The Great Inka Road: Activity Guide" was designed for children under 10 and accompanied the exhibition, "The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire." It allows children to explore the Inka Empire and its legacy through STEAM-focused activities: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

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This accession consists of the following publications that accompanied exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian: Nation to Nation: Treaties Between United States and American Indian Nations, edited by Suzan Shown Harjo; Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family, edited by Lois Sherr Dubin; The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire, edited by Ramiro Matos Mendieta and Jose Barreiro; and The Great Inka Road: Activity Guide.

Nation to Nation: Treaties Between United States and American Indian Nations explores the diplomacy, promises, and betrayals involved in two hundred years f treaties and treaty making between the United State government and Native Nations.

Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family presents a story of Navajo jewelry framed by the work of the Yazzies, a family of gifted jewelers.

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire delves into the historical, structural, and cultural significance of a road network that linked Cusco, the administrative capital and spiritual center of the Inka world, to the farthest reaches of the vast empire.

The Great Inka Road: Activity Guide was designed for children under 10 and accompanied the exhibition, "The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire." It allows children to explore the Inka Empire and its legacy through STEAM-focused activities: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-031, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Education and Museum Programs. Publications Office, Publications

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Nation to Nation: Treaties Between United States and American Indian Nations, 2014 (2 folders)

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Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family, 2014 (2 folders)

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The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire, 2015 (2 folders)

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The Great Inka Road: Activity Guide, 2015

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