Results for "Smithsonian Institution. American Indian Museum Studies Program"
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Breaking Ground and Blessing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: September 21, 2021
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: On September 28, 1999, representatives of dozens of tribes from across the hemisphere gathered on the National Mall for the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. On the overcast morning, several hundred people packed under three tents during a ceremony that featured blessings from the four cardinal directions. After the ceremony, some
Now Open to the Public (in 1922) - Museum of the American Indian
- Date: November 13, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: On November 14, 1922 George Gustav Heye's Museum of the American Indian opened to the public in New York City.
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Staff Pick from the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: December 18, 2009
- Description: To mark American Indian Heritage Month this year, staff members from the Photo Archive at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), filled us in on the history of the collections recently made available on the NMAI Collections Search website. As a follow-up, they are sharing their personal favorites from the archive. Today we hear from Emily Moazami,
Lightning Fast Legislation for the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: November 29, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Twenty-nine years ago yesterday the National Museum of the American Indian Act was signed and the Museum of the American Indian became part of the Smithsonian family.
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Staff Pick from the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: December 11, 2009
- Description: To mark American Indian Heritage Month this year, staff members from the Photo Archive at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), filled us in on the history of the collections recently made available on the NMAI Collections Search website. As a follow-up, they are sharing their personal favorites from the archive. Today we hear from Lou Stancari,
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington Marks 10th Anniversary
- Date: September 18, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: NMAI opened 10 years ago with a large gathering of native peoples in Washington, D.C.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Rayna Green
- Date: August 5, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program
- Date: March 10, 2022
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar
- Date: January 26, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Last week, Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar was named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Chavez Lamar has worked at the Museum throughout her career, from an internship in 1994 to her current role as acting associate director for collections and operations. Between 2000 and 2005, she was an associate curator, leading the work on “Our Lives,” one of
Link Love: 11/17/2017
- Date: November 17, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: A recently discovered carved sealstone from a 3,500 year old tomb in Southwest Greece shows that highly skilled stone carving in Greek civilization occurred much earlier than thought. [via Colossal]Speaking of warriors, how to fight file format rot from the Library of Congress. [via Scientific American]A new program from our National Museum of the American Indian seeks to
Link Love: 11/3/2017
- Date: November 3, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The comical infographic of the week that's hitting a nerve with electronic records archivists! [via xkcd]Our National Museum of the American Indian is asking the public to submit design ideas for a memorial honoring American Indian military service. [via Navy Times] The oldest museum of African American culture, the DuSable Museum, was founded by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs in
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jackie Swift
- Date: July 24, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Jacquetta (Jackie) Swift, Repatriation Manager, National Museum of the American Indian, 2003–present, supervises the domestic and international repatriation program and develops and implements repatriation policies and procedures at the museum. #Groundbreaker