LibGuides: Indigenous Peoples Resources: Museum Connections

National Gallery of Art

Native American Heritage Month
November is National American Indian Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces

National Museum of The American Indian
This exhibition tells the remarkable history of the brave American Indian and Alaska Native men and women who have served in the United States military. Native peoples have participated in every major US military encounter from the Revolutionary War to today’s conflicts in the Middle East, serving at a higher rate in proportion to their population than any other ethnic group. The exhibition runs from January 21, 2017 through January 2018 at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.

Native Knowledge 360˚

Framework for Essential Understandings about American Indians
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Native Knowledge 360° Essential Understandings about American Indians is a framework that offers new possibilities for creating student learning experiences. Building on the ten themes of the National Council for the Social Studies' national curriculum standards, the NMAI's Essential Understandings reveal key concepts about the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contemporary lives of Native peoples. These concepts reflect a multitude of untold stories about American Indians that can deepen and expand your teaching of history, geography, civics, economics, science, engineering, and other subject areas.

NMAI Essential Understandings

National Native American Veterans Memorial

We Are A Nation of Patriots
Though we celebrate those who dedicate themselves to defending our nation, many Americans are unaware of the exceptional service performed by Native American veterans.

We Are A Nation of Patriots

The Native American Women Warriors lead the grand entry during a powwow in Pueblo, Colorado, June 14, 2014. From left: Sergeant First Class Mitchelene BigMan (Apsáalooke [Crow]/Hidatsa), Sergeant Lisa Marshall (Cheyenne River Sioux), Specialist Krissy Quinones (Apsáalooke [Crow]), and Captain Calley Cloud (Apsáalooke [Crow]), with Tia Cyrus (Apsáalooke [Crow]) behind them. The organization, founded by Mitchelene BigMan in 2012, raises awareness about Native American women veterans and provides support services in health, employment, and education. Photo by Nicole Tung

Indigenous Peoples Resources: Museum Connections

Our Heroes

National Gallery of Art

Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces

Native Knowledge 360˚

National Native American Veterans Memorial

We Are A Nation of Patriots