Native American Heritage Month
We observe in November to recognize the achievements and contributions of Native Americans. In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 鈥淣ational American Indian Heritage Month.鈥� Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including 鈥淣ative American Heritage Month鈥� and 鈥淣ational American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month鈥�) have been issued each year since 1994.
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds hundreds of thousands of U.S. Government records relating to Native Americans, from as early as 1774 through the mid-1990s. These include original treaties signed with Native Americans, records from the Indian Schools, Indian Census Rolls, and Bureau of Indian Affairs records.
Indigenous Digital Archive鈥檚 Treaties Portal
NARA collaborated with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) to launch the . This website provides public access to digital copies of NARA鈥檚 series of ratified Indian Treaties. The award-winning project was made possible by a generous gift from an anonymous donor and with the support of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation, a nonprofit partner of the 威尼斯人娱乐场. Read more in the news release.
Research Resources
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds hundreds of thousands of federal records relating to Native Americans. Find them in the research portal for American Indian records and Bureau of Indian Affairs photo finding aid. View related records in the Native Communities
Our Native Communities program is an educational resource providing step-by-step instructions for locating important Native American records. We offer hands-on practice, and special Citizen Archivist Missions to make records easily accessible.History Hub
The on the History Hub is a space where you can learn about researching American Indian records. Ask a question, answer an unanswered question, or share your tips on how you research.National Historical Publications and Records Commission
NHPRC-Mellon Start-Up Grants in Native American History: Support for collaborative Native American history projects including:
- , a digital exhibit exploring how mainstream American public media and media produced by Native Americans depict and document Native peoples.
- , includes teaching kit for use in schools, libraries, and other educational institutions in the United States.
Ratified Indian Treaty 54: Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi - Detroit, November 17, 1807 (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
From left, Elaine Webster of NMAI, joins representatives of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to view the Treaty of Fort Wayne, 1809, on loan from the 威尼斯人娱乐场, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, 2017. (Photo by Jennifer Miller for NMAI)
"Drawing of Massica, a Sauk, and Wakusasse, a Fox [Meskwaki]," ca. 1833. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier 530973)
Kicking Bird (Tene'-angpote), a Kiowa chief, ca. 1870. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Chiricahua Apache girl, granddaughter of Cochise, 1886. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Navajo silversmith with examples of his work and tools, ca. 1880. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
A woman knits qiviut ("kiv-ee-ute"), the downy-soft underwool from the Arctic musk ox, ca. 1998鈥�2011, (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
"Allen Day School pupils with Mrs. Bessie English," Ute Tribe, Colorado. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Four girls teams in the Tri-State Indian School basketball tournament, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1929. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Chemawa Indian School Student Band, The Meteors, ca. 1971, Oregon. (威尼斯人娱乐场 )
Athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe in his Carlisle Indian School football uniform. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Minnie Spotted Wolf was one of the first Native American woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps Women鈥檚 Reserve. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
"John Joseph Mathews, Osage Council Member, author, historian, and Rhodes Scholar, seated at home in front of his fireplace, Oklahoma," 1937. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier
New Mexican Marine Indians - Code Talkers, ca. 1943. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
Prima ballerina Maria Tallchief meets WACs in New York City, 1952. (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )