Contemporary & Traditional Indigenous Art

https://makahmuseum.com/

HomeThe Makah Tribe welcomes you to the Makah Cultural & Research Center, home of the Makah Museum.

The Makah Cultural and Research Center includes the world renowned Makah Museum, as well as the Museum store, Makah Language Program, Archives and Library Department, Makah Education Department, and Tribal Historic Preservation Office.

https://www.colvilletribes.com/colville-tribal-museum

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation:
Chelan, Chief Joseph Band of Nez Perce, Colville, Entiat, Lakes, Methow, Moses-Columbia, Nespelem, Okanogan, Palus, San Poil, Wenatchi

Today, over 9,290 descendants of 12 aboriginal tribes of Indians are enrolled in the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

512 Mead Way, Coulee Dam, WA 9916
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https://www.yakamamuseum.com/

Mission Statement

The mission of the Yakama Nation Museum is to care for, collect and protect the items that promote and preserve the Yakama Nation Culture (T-130-77). The objects are showcased for the cultural, social & economic expressin of the Yakama (T-104-76). We strive to educate the benefit our people and all people (T-67-79).

Our History, Our Legacy...Past to Present

https://www.hibulbculturalcenter.org/

The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve mission is to revive, restore, protect, interpret, collect and enhance the history, traditional cultural values and spiritual beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes who are the successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Skykomish tribes and other tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott.

A diverse and multifaceted cultural and educational enterprise, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is an active and visible component of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex. The NMAI cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.

 As we welcomed the month of November 2024, it was in acknowledgement that Native American and Indigenous heritage should be honored all year round. The 2nd Annual Indigenous Fashion show was an opportunity to create video to share with the participants that included students from Western 

Ancestral Connections explores how ten contemporary artists draw on aspects of their heritage—sometimes combined with personal experiences or tribal history—to create new and compelling works of art.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/19/nicholas-galanin-don-tyson-prize-crystal-bridges

Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit-Unangax̂), a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, has been awarded the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s Don Tyson Prize. The biennial $200,000 award recognizes outstanding contributions to American art.

Cara Romero, a prominent Native American photographer, was born in Inglewood, California, and grew up on the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe's reservation.

Art of Salish Peoples
September 30, 2024 - January 10, 2025

Join us for a journey into the world of Traditional and Contemporary Salish art.