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The National Museum of the American Indian
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ISBN: 1281958476 9786611958473 0803219377 9780803219373 9780803211117 0803211112 9781281958471 6611958479 Year: 2008 Publisher: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press

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The first American national museum designed and run by indigenous peoples, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC opened in 2004. It represents both the United States as a singular nation and the myriad indigenous nations within its borders. Constructed with materials closely connected to Native communities across the continent, the museum contains more than 800,000 objects and three permanent galleries and routinely holds workshops and seminar series.

Spirit Capture : Photographs from the Museum of the American Indian New York
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ISBN: 1560987650 1560989246 9781560989240 9781560987659 Year: 1999 Publisher: Washington and London Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of American Indian Smithsonian Institution

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"Native Americans have been among the most popular subjects of photography since the invention of the medium more than 150 years ago. One of the most assiduous collectors of Native American objects and images was George Gustav Heye, whose vast collections now form the core of the holdings of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)." "Spirit Capture brings together more than two hundred of the most compelling images from the NMAI collection with essays from Native and non-Native historians, anthropologists, and curators. Whether depicting runaway Wyandot girls being returned to their boarding school, a Seminole woman sitting at a sewing machine, or a Yaqui man sporting a pair of bandoliers, the photographs in Spirit Capture attest to the adaptive strength of Native Americans in the face of more than a century of profound economic, political, social, and spiritual change."


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Past, Present, and Future : Challenges of the National Museum of the American Indian
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ISBN: 1933565306 9781933565309 Year: 2011 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,

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Seven leading thinkers on the presentation of Native American history and contemporary cultures discuss how the essential ideas behind the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian initially were implemented and potentially could evolve. In addition to honoring the leadership and contributions of the museums founding director, W. Richard West, Jr., the authors explore such topics as repatriation, the representation of Native voices in exhibitions and programs, and the museums ongoing effort to develop its intellectual authority. Synthesizing the papers presented at a symposium of the same name hosted by the museum in October 2007, Past, Present, and Future takes a candid look at the National Museum of the American Indians complex genesis and future challenges.

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