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DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

DC | Guided Gallery Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Experience one of the museum's major exhibitions currently on view—Americans or Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations—with a guided tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Join fellow visitors to dive deeper into the content and have your questions answered. These walk-in tours include a brief overview of the museum’s mission, history, and even the building itself. Tours are subject to availability and may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Level 1, meet in the Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Americans; Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. Friday, April 19, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.

NY | Earth Day: Native Blooms

One-Time Events Learn about flowering plants indigenous to the Americas, their different uses, and the significance behind them with Native artists Jennifer Younger (Tlingit) and Neebinnaukzhik Southall (Chippewas of Rama First Nation). Drawing inspiration from her Tlingit cultural traditions such as weaving and formline designs, Younger crafts each of her jewelry pieces to be one-of-a-kind. Southall is committed to representing and empowering Indigenous peoples through her artwork, which features Anishinaabe floral designs. Activities include sketching flowers, decorating a pot, and planting a sunflower. Photo credit: Andrii Zorii. Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Location Icon: New York, NY. Event Location: Diker Pavilion, Level 1. Cost: Free. Saturday, April 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

DC | Storytime

Ongoing Tours & Activities Families are invited to an interactive story time featuring a children’s book by a Native author. They will have the opportunity to engage with objects and photographs that can deepen their understanding of the community represented in the story.  Recommended for visitors ages 3 years and up accompanied by an adult caregiver. . Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: imagiNATIONS Activity Center, Level 3. Cost: Free. Saturday, April 20, 2024, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.

DC | Guided Gallery Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Experience one of the museum's major exhibitions currently on view—Americans or Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations—with a guided tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Join fellow visitors to dive deeper into the content and have your questions answered. These walk-in tours include a brief overview of the museum’s mission, history, and even the building itself. Tours are subject to availability and may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Level 1, meet in the Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Americans; Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. Saturday, April 20, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.

DC | Earth Day—Youth in Action: Indigenous Ecosystems

One-Time Events How do Native youth activists envision a sustainable future? How are Native communities uniquely affected by climate change? Join Seneca Johnson (Mvskoke) and Sgaahl Siid Xyáahl Jaad (Marina Anderson [Haida/Tlingit]) in a conversation moderated by Jade Begay (Tesuque Pueblo/Diné) as they discuss their work to create a more equitable and sustainable future. Seneca Johnson (Mvskoke, she/her), a 21-year-old community organizer at the nonprofit Earth Care, began her involvement with social justice and community organizing at the age of 15. In 2019 she worked with other youth and Earth Care staff to found the youth-of-color-led environmental justice organization Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA). YUCCA’s mission is to create equitable pathways for a just transition to a livable future and to hold elected officials accountable for action on the climate crisis. Johnson is from the Mvskoke and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated from the Santa Fe Indian School… Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, Level 1. Cost: Free. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Saturday, April 20, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

DC | Guided Gallery Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Experience one of the museum's major exhibitions currently on view—Americans or Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations—with a guided tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Join fellow visitors to dive deeper into the content and have your questions answered. These walk-in tours include a brief overview of the museum’s mission, history, and even the building itself. Tours are subject to availability and may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Level 1, meet in the Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Americans; Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. Friday, April 26, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.

NY | At the Movies: Hey Viktor!

One-Time Events Twenty years removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor in 1998’s indie hit Smoke Signals, Cody Lightning (Cree) has been forced to move home to his reserve in northern Alberta. He still believes himself to be famous, even though the only parts he gets these days are dubious. When Cody learns his wife and kids are leaving him for a younger, more successful actor, he decides it’s time to quit messing around and make his masterpiece: writing, directing, and starring in Smoke Signals 2: Still Smoking. A documentary crew follows Cody on his journey to realize his vision by trying to reunite the original cast, steal Adam Beach’s wig, and borrow money from an arms dealer, only to recognize that his grand vision was complete nonsense. (Director: Cody Lightning (Cree); Canada, 2023, 102 min.), For Mature Audiences: Contains nudity, alcohol use, and coarse language. Director Cody Lightning, and Jacob Floyd (Muscogee (Creek)/Cherokee) and Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Iñupiaq) in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. … Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Location Icon: New York, NY. Event Location: Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free. Friday, April 26, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

DC | Storytime

Ongoing Tours & Activities Families are invited to an interactive story time featuring a children’s book by a Native author. They will have the opportunity to engage with objects and photographs that can deepen their understanding of the community represented in the story.  Recommended for visitors ages 3 years and up accompanied by an adult caregiver. . Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: imagiNATIONS Activity Center, Level 3. Cost: Free. Saturday, April 27, 2024, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM.

DC | Guided Gallery Tours

Ongoing Tours & Activities Experience one of the museum's major exhibitions currently on view—Americans or Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations—with a guided tour led by a knowledgeable museum educator. Join fellow visitors to dive deeper into the content and have your questions answered. These walk-in tours include a brief overview of the museum’s mission, history, and even the building itself. Tours are subject to availability and may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Level 1, meet in the Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Americans; Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.

DC | Welcome to a Native Place

Ongoing Tours & Activities Enjoy tribal songs from Alaska to Florida with Dennis Zotigh (Kiowa/Isanti Dakota/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) in the Potomac Atrium. At the end of the 30-minute presentation, visitors are encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the museum and Indigenous culture, past and present. Presentations may be canceled without prior notice. Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Potomac Atrium. Cost: Free. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

NY | At the Movies: One with the Whale

One-Time Events Watch a film about a heartwarming, yet thrilling tale of an Alaska Native family’s struggle to recover from animal activists’ online assaults against their teenage son, the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his village. (Directors: Pete Chelkowski & Jim Wickens, Producers: Aakapak Susan Apassingok (Yupik), Yaari Walker (Yupik), Justine Nagan, USA/UK, 2023, 80 min. English & Siberian Yupik with English Subtitles). For Mature Audiences: Contains scenes of hunting, strong language, and drug use. Co-director Pete Chelkowski in attendance for post-screening discussion and Q & A. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Image courtesy of Vitamin Sea Productions. Location Icon: New York, NY. Event Location: Auditorium, Lower Level. Cost: Free. Accessibility: Captioning. Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

NY | Aloha Days Family Festival

One-Time Events This year’s Family Festival celebrates all things Hawai’i! Enjoy a hula dance performance and learn the history behind it, get to know Hawaiian musical instruments, watch animated short films about ocean safety, and participate in a variety of hands-on activities for all ages. ONGOING, Level 1: Diker Pavilion, Coconut leaf weaving: `Ulana lau niu is the art of weaving coconut leaves, learn how to weave a coconut leaf into fish, headband, or rose. , Kapa: Dalani Tanahy (Native Hawaiian), a master in the art of Kapa (bark cloth making) will share her expertise and demonstrate how to create a Kapa bookmark. , Bracelet making: Learn to weave a lauhala (hala leaf) bracelet and/or kukui nut bracelet. Both hala (also known as screwpine) and kukui nut trees had many uses in ancient Hawai’i, learn about their significance and make bracelets to take home. , Lei making: Enjoy demonstrations of multiple forms of lei making including kui (needle and thread), wiliwili (wrapping), and haku (braiding). Visitors can see and… Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Location Icon: New York, NY. Event Location: Levels 1 and 2. Cost: Free. Saturday, May 18, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

NY | Aloha Days Family Festival

One-Time Events This year’s Family Festival celebrates all things Hawai’i! Enjoy a hula dance performance and learn the history behind it, get to know Hawaiian musical instruments, watch animated short films about ocean safety, and participate in a variety of hands-on activities for all ages. ONGOING, Level 1: Diker Pavilion, Coconut leaf weaving: `Ulana lau niu is the art of weaving coconut leaves, learn how to weave a coconut leaf into fish, headband, or rose. , Kapa: Dalani Tanahy (Native Hawaiian), a master in the art of Kapa (bark cloth making) will share her expertise and demonstrate how to create a Kapa bookmark. , Bracelet making: Learn to weave a lauhala (hala leaf) bracelet and/or kukui nut bracelet. Both hala (also known as screwpine) and kukui nut trees had many uses in ancient Hawai’i, learn about their significance and make bracelets to take home. , Lei making: Enjoy demonstrations of multiple forms of lei making including kui (needle and thread), wiliwili (wrapping), and haku (braiding). Visitors can see and… Venue: American Indian Museum NY. Location Icon: New York, NY. Event Location: Levels 1 and 2. Cost: Free. Sunday, May 19, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

DC | Memorial Day: Honoring Native Servicemembers

One-Time Events Honor Indigenous servicemembers who lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Join the museum for a screening of the film The Warrior Tradition and a book talk and signing by co-author Alexandra N. Harris of the museum’s publication Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces. Visitors are invited to pay their respects and remember loved ones at the National Native American Veterans Memorial on the museum grounds. 2 PM - Film Screening, The Warrior Tradition tells the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. Why would Indigenous men and women put their lives on the line for the very government that took their homelands? (Director: Lawrence R. Hott, USA, 2019, 56 min.), 3 PM - Book Talk, Co-author Alexandra N. Harris will discuss the conception and creation of the book Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces. The book chronicles the generations of American Indians,… Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: Rasmuson Theater, Level 1. Cost: Free. Related Exhibition: Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces. Monday, May 27, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

DC | 2024 Folklife Festival: Indigenous Voices of the Americas

One-Time Events The 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival's "Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian" highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples. At its core, the program honors contemporary and traditional creative expressions, celebrations, and community connections that feed new possibilities for Indigenous futures. The program is co-presented by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the National Park Service. At the Festival on the National Mall, Indigenous artists and makers, professional chefs and home cooks, musicians, dancers, athletes, and storytellers will demonstrate the depth of multigenerational traditions as well as new, innovative approaches to cultural expression. Join a circle of celebration with stories, songs, and dance. Experience ancestral foods like the Three Sisters (beans, corn, and squash) and inventive, sustainable cuisine. Learn stories that underlie Indigenous sports and… Venue: American Indian Museum DC. Location Icon: Washington, DC. Event Location: National Mall and additional museum locations indoors. Cost: Free. Accessibility: ASL-interpreted program. Wheelchair accessible. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 – Monday, July 1, 2024. For more info visit festival.si.edu.