National Museum of the American Indian: Collections

Looking for an efficient way to explore the causes and results of the American Revolution? The American Revolution Museum offers a seven-lesson series to hit the highlights of this turning point, using primary sources and activities such...

Beginning with the experience of hearing that lockers in school will be taxed, through analysis of political cartoons and informational text, and culminating in a debate between loyalists and patriots, your class members will engage in a...

Wow, now here's a presentation that tells a story! Your class can follow along the battle lines of the American Revolution to learn key players, dates, and events that marked each twist and turn in the fight for American independence....

Learn about the Ancient Mexican history of art and the influences that their daily lives and culture had on the art. View many pieces from the Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian.

A virtual tour of two exhibits that were created for the National Museum of the American Indian but students from four American Indian schools. The exhibits display a wide variety of American Indian artifacts with descriptions of each...

Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...

A fascinating exhibition on the history of Americans of both African American and Native American ancestry. The exhibit looks at policies and laws that affected them, how they have formed and managed communities, their resistance...

Explore Mexican Folk Art by looking at different types of material and what they are used to make. Choose from clay, metal, leather, paper, plant fibers, stone, wood, and more.

What is Thanksgiving? Find out in an interview with National Museum of the American Indian curator Paul Chaat Smith. [4:38]

At first, the Trail of Tears only described the Cherokee removal of 1838. Later it included the removals of all southeastern Native nations. Take a close look at these primary sources from the Smithsonian which include a reproduction of...