May 2023
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: Native New York Children’s Festival
Bring the whole family for the annual Children’s Festival featuring hands-on activities including corn husk dollmaking with cornstalk fibers.
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Shinnecock Summer Dance
Celebrate summer by learning a variety of dances performed by Shinnecock Nation members, including powwow dances (Eastern War, Eastern Blanket, Fancy, Jingle, and Grass) and social dances (Stomp and Round).
Find out more »September 2023
Performance: RAYMI (Andean and Latin Fusion)
The museum kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with a concert by the Andean and Latin fusion band RAYMI (meaning “feast” or “celebration” in Quechua).
Find out more »November 2023
National Museum of the American Indian NY | Mexico Now: The Present and Future of Ancestral Practices
Learn how Chef Diana Wangeman preserves ancestral Oaxacan food practices. Following Wangeman will be a performance in the Diker Pavilion by Maya rapper Pat Boy, who uses music to preserve the Mayan language and teach rap to youth in his rural community in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
Find out more »NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN NY | Native American Heritage Day: Akwesasne Women Singers
The Akwesasne Women Singers are young women, mothers, aunties, and grandmothers who came together to form a singing society.
Find out more »December 2023
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN NY | Native Art Market
The museum’s annual Native Art Market features award-winning and innovative Indigenous artists from across the Western Hemisphere.
Find out more »NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN NY | Native Art Market
The museum’s annual Native Art Market features award-winning and innovative Indigenous artists from across the Western Hemisphere.
Find out more »January 2024
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian – Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games
Join Amanda Attla (Athabascan Yup’ik), a coach and judge for the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, as she teaches games of mental and physical skill.
Find out more »February 2024
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian – The Art of Storytelling: Amy Bluemel and Red Feather Woman
Accomplished storyteller, singer, songwriter and author, Rose Red Elk, known as Red Feather Woman (Sioux/Assiniboine) captivates audiences of all ages with stories and songs of hope and spiritual survival.
Find out more »Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian – The Art of Storytelling: Amy Bluemel and Red Feather Woman
Accomplished storyteller, singer, songwriter and author, Rose Red Elk, known as Red Feather Woman (Sioux/Assiniboine) captivates audiences of all ages with stories and songs of hope and spiritual survival.
Find out more »March 2024
National Museum of the American Indian: Beauty of Beadwork
The art of beadwork is a long-standing tradition within Native communities.
Find out more »National Museum of the American Indian: Beauty of Beadwork
The art of beadwork is a long-standing tradition within Native communities.
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