Kids Week at the Pequot Museum! Families and friends are invited to join the Pequot Museum for a week of native crafts, fun and edu-tainment. EVERYONE WELCOME! Each day they will have crafts and special highlights in the museum Gathering Space and various tours and workshops. Workshops, Tours and Bingo are on a first come […]
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, an award-winning author, will speak Thursday at the Kingsport Public Library during a program hosted by the Friends of the Kingsport Public Library. Clapsaddle, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will be speaking about her writing as well as her award-winning novel, “Even As We Breathe.” She will speak […]
Hearing the Light | An Evening of Traditional Mi’kmaq Storytelling with David Lonebear Location: 10 Mayo Street, Portland, Maine 04101, US May 5 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Eastern Event Website David Lonebear Sanipass is an Elder, Artist, and Storyteller from the Mi’kmaq Nation. He weaves traditional Mi’kmaq stories with his personal experiences while […]
On May 14, 2022 at 3 pm Eastern, the 400 Years Project co-founders Sheena Brings Plenty and Sarah Stacke will present The 400 Years Project: A Conversation on Photography in Indigenous Communities in the TJC Holland Education Room at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Brings Plenty and Stacke will share images from Native American […]
May 21 at 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Central Three Sisters Set in the Bayous of Avoyelles Parish, a staged reading of a play by Carolyn Dunn, directed by Sarah dAngelo, will be held at Paragon Casino Resort on Friday & Saturday, May 20 & 21, 2022, at 7PM. This FREE event is sponsored by […]
This month the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art will be joined by Nikki Bass, Nansemond Tribal Council Member. They will look at selected works of art from Maya Lin: A Study of Water and discuss the work of the Nansemond Indian Nation to rebuild their connection to their ancestral waterway, after centuries of displacement. Date […]
Join the Museum of the Cherokee Indian for an evening celebrating Indigenous filmmakers and film. All proceeds directly support Community Learning and Educational Programming at MCI. Limited general admission tickets are available to enrolled members of federally recognized Tribal Nations at no charge. Learn more and request tickets here. Panel Discussion with Indigenous Filmmakers Special […]
Heritage Museums & Gardens will celebrate the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with a Wampanoag Heritage Day featuring hands-on activities, traditional crafts (including corn husk doll-making and beading on a community loom project), a storybook reading and performances by the Wampanoag Singers & Dancers. Participants can learn more about the museum's historic wetu dwelling reproduction, the demonstration […]
DAWNLAND FILMS Monday, August 8 7:30 PM at the Aquinnah Circle Preceded by music performed by Wampanoag tribe member and flutist Carole Vandal Upstander Project co-founder and learning director Mishy Lesser will introduce the films and lead a discussion after the screening This is a free, non-ticketed event presented in partnership with the Upstander Project; […]
Check out a Tribal Museum or Cultural Center near you and you may enjoy: FREE Admission Special Exhibits Gift Shop Discounts (consider holiday gift giving!) Art Markets Live Cultural Demonstrations Find a Museum Visiting Tips You do not need to be a Native American to visit. ALL are welcome. Engage with the experts. Ask […]
December 13, 2022; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Mountain) Register Join us as AIANTA explores the diversity and the promise of the role the arts play in tourism and cultural and economic development. Hear from arts leaders representing some of the best Tribal and Native arts programs led by American Indian, Alaska Native and Native […]
January 24 at 10:00 am Mountain Register In this session, AIANTA will reintroduce the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB). Best known for their enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, this webinar will showcase their regional museums and some of their programs which can be replicated elsewhere, including art directories, promoting local art […]