Washington, D.C.

Reviews a collection of essays edited by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb.

Comments on exhibition, Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort

Participants in the National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program from Canada, United States and Peru discuss their work and participate in a panel discussion. Duration: 1:39:43.

Explains how participating in opening day ceremonies at the National Museum of the American Indian turned out to be an event that will long be remembered by the author.

Author discusses their experience of visiting the National Museum of the American Indian during its inaugural week.

Controversy and politics about the representation of Native American art in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

Author discusses their political concerns and the realities of attending the celebrations of the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian as a member of the Kanaka Maoli (Indigenous Hawaiian) independence movement.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--George Mason University, 2016.

Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal talks about the process of being commissioned for the project and the development of his design. Duration: 19:26.

Douglas Cardinal talks about the issues that arose during construction of the building and the events which ultimately led to termination of his participation in the project. Duration: 15:59.

The Eighth Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents. Includes a map of the Nex Perce Indian Reservation located in present-day Idaho.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008.

Guide distinguished between records held at the Mansfield Library, those digitized and online and those located solely in the archival repositories in Washington, DC.

Discusses the mental health consequences to Native Americans caused by the derogatory use of the Washington football team's name.

Attempts to address criticisms of the National Museum of the American Indian by giving an overview of its structure, exhibitions, and total museum experience.

An examination into the introduction of land allotments into Indian Territory and the efforts of Cherokee lobbyists to prevent its implementation in the late nineteenth century.

Author and West discuss the ideas and practices that the NMAI is founded on and is responding to: survivance vs genocide, diversity, and perspective.

Archival photographs.

Review of an exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, which featured more than 150 and 50 ceramic objects created by 28 Native American women.

Provides links to seven radio and ten television clips covering a time span of 1954 to 2002. Some include synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.

Presents a letter by Jack Waugh to John Ehrlichman in which three people are recommended as possible nominees to the Council on Indian Opportunity. This letter was declassified on March 14, 2003.

Author examines if/how the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC differs from its predecessor the Museum of the American Indian (MAI) in New York City.

Looks at the life of the football player and coach who misrepresented himself as being Native American.

Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.

Provides link to the Available Smithsonian Scholarly Titles section of their site.

Author discusses her experience attending the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The Third Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Describes how the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the organization called Washington Partners collaborate to advocate for policies which support tribal colleges and universities.

Describes four viewpoints about the National Museum of the Native American (NMAI) garnered through two personal visits and the others through newspaper articles and discussions.