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Library of Congress Washington, D. C. 

Pacific Northwest Native Americans
Edward S. Curtis Collection, Photographs of North American Indians, early 20th century

National Museum of American History Washington, D. C. 

Arctic Studies Center

National Museum of the American Indian Washington, D. C. 

Tribal Museum Network  , Mountain Plains Museum Association

United States

Alaska

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Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage, AK 

Alutiiq Museum Kodial, AK 

Chugach Museum and Institute of History and Art Anchorage, AK 

Huna Heritage Foundation Juneau, AK 

Sealaska Heritage Institute Juneau, AK 

Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center Haines, AK 

Simon Paneak Memorial Museum Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 

University of Alaska Museum Fairbanks, AK 

Arizona

Amerind Foundation Dragoon, AZ 

Apache Culture Center and Museum Ft. Apache, AZ 

Arizona Historical Society Tucson, AZ 

Arizona State Museum Tucson, AZ 

Library, Archives, Archaeological Records Office and the Archaeological Repository
National Directory of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums

Deer Valley Rock Art Center Phoenix, AZ 

Heard Museum Phoenix, AZ 

Huhugam Heritage Center Chandler, AZ 

Museum of Northern Arizona Flagstaff, AZ 

Pueblo Grande Museum Phoenix, AZ 

Sharlot Hall Museum Prescott, AZ 

Smoki Museum Prescott, AZ 

California

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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Palm Springs, CA 

Antelope Valley Indian Museum Palmdale, CA 

Autry National Center Los Angeles, CA 

Barona Cultural Center & Museum Lakeside, CA 

California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA  including:

• Elkus Indian Papers
• Elkus Collection of Eskimo Paintings and
• Klamath River Baskets

California Indian Library Collections Berkeley, CA 

California Indian Museum and Cultural Center Santa Rosa, CA 

California State Museum Sacramento, CA 

Carl Nelson Gorman Museum Davis, CA 

Chumash Interpretive Center  Thousand Oaks, CA 

Getty Museum Los Angeles, CA 

Grace Hudson Museum Ukiah, CA 

Hoopa Tribal Museum Hoopa, CA 

Maidu Interpretive Center Roseville, CA 

Malki Museum Banning, CA 

Marin Museum of the American Indian Novato, CA 

Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum Tahoe City, CA 

Maturango Museum Ridgecrest, CA 

Museum of Man San Diego, CA 

• The Story of Maya Glyphs
• Footsteps Through Time

Oakland Museum of California Oakland, CA 
   The Discovery of Gold in California: Paintings by Harry Fonseca

Palm Springs Desert Museum Palm Springs, CA 

Patrick's Point Yurok Village Trinadad, CA 

Phoebe Hearst Anthropology Museum Berkeley, CA 

Riverside Municipal Museum Riverside, CA 

San Bernardino County Museum Redlands, CA 

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA 

• Chumash Indian Life Exhibit
• Short articles by the Museum Staff

Satwiwa Native American Cultural Center Newbury Park, CA 

Sherman Indian Museum Riverside, CA 

Southwest Museum Los Angeles, CA 

Tomo-Kahni Project: Kawaiisu Native American Village Tehachapi, CA 

Turtle Bay Exploration Park Redding, CA 

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, CA 

Colorado

Anasazi Heritage Center Dolores, CO 

Denver Art Museum Denver, CO 

Koshare Indian Museum La Junta, CO 

Museo de las Américas Denver, CO 

Connecticut

Connecticut Archaeology Center  

Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center Mashantucket, CT 

Florida

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Clewiston,Fl 

Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville, FL : The Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art

Georgia

Ancient Americas collection Atlanta, GA  at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University.

Chieftans Museum Rome, GA 

Hawaii

Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI 

Polynesian Cultural Center Honolulu, HI 

Illinois

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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Collinsville, IL 

Dickson Mounds Museum Lewistown, IL 

Illinois State Museum Springfield, IL 

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Evanston, IL 

Native Americans Directory Rock Island, IL  of the Augustana College Library
    Photographs taken by John Hauberg of Western Illinois Native Americans,
    including descendants of Chief Black Hawk. (and interviews)

Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures Aurora, IL , Aurora University

Indiana

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art Indianapolis, IN 

Mid'town Museum of Native Cultures Waynetown, IN 

William Hammond Mathers Museum Bloomington, IN  at the University of Indiana, including:
    Wanamaker Collection

Kansas

Haskell Indian Nations University Cultural Center & Museum Lawrence, KS  [Under construction/11/4/08]

Kaw Mission State Historic Site Council Grove, KS 

Mid-America All-Indian Center Museum Wichita, KS 

Native American Heritage Museum Highland, KS 

Pawnee Indian Village State Historic Site Republic, KS 

Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri Tribal Museum Reserve, KS 

Kentucky

Museum of Anthropology Highland Heights, KY  Northern Kentucky University

Maine

Abbe Museum Bar Harbor, ME 

Davistown Museum Liberty, ME 

Hudson Museum Orono, ME 

Penobscot Nation Museum Old Town, ME 

Massachusetts

Natick Historical Society & Museum Natick, MA 

Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MA 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Cambridge, MA , Harvard University . See especially

• The Children of Changing Woman
• Running Against the Winds: Traditions of Native American Running
• Rainmakers from the Gods: Hopi Katsinam
• The Ethnography of Lewis & Clark
• Gifting and Feasting in the Northwest Coast Potlatch

Plimoth Plantation Plymouth, MA 

Michigan

Untitled, Allan Houser, 1998 Buy From Art.com

Dennos Museum Center Traverse City, MI , Northwestern Michigan College

Museum of Anthropology Ann Arbor, MI  at the University of Michigan

Nokomis Learning Center Okemos, MI 

Ziibiwing Center Mt. Pleasant, MI 

Minnesota

Little Feather Interpretative Indian Center Pipestone, MN 

Mille Lacs Indian Museum Mille Lacs, MN 

Montana

People's Center Museum Pablo, MT 

Nevada

Dept. of Cultural Affairs Carson City, NV 

Lost City Museum Overton, NV 

Nevada Historical Society Reno, NV 

Stewart Indian Museum Carson City, NV 

New Hampshire

Mount Kearsage Indian Museum Warner, NH 

New Mexico

Guide to Native American Museums of New Mexico  

Maxwell Anthropology Museum Albuquerque, NM  at the University of New Mexico

Millicent Rogers Museum Taos, NM 

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Santa Fe, NM 

Poeh Center Pojoaque Pueblo, NM 

Roswell Museum & Art Center Roswell, NM 

The Portal Santa Fe, NM  at the Palace of the Governors, Museum of New Mexico.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Santa Fe, NM 

New York

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Akwesasne Cultural Center Akwesasne, NY 

American Craft Museum New York City, NY 

Iroquois Indian Museum Howes Cave, New York 

New York State Historical Association Cooperstown, NY 

Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Salamance, NY 

Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum Southampton, NY 

North Carolina

Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center Hatteras Island, NC 

Museum of the Cherokee Indian Cherokee, NC 

Rankin Museum of American and Natural History  Ellerbe, NC 

The Museum of the Native American Resource Center Pembroke, NC 

North Dakota

Fort Mandan Washburn, ND 

Oklahoma

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American Indian Cultural Center and Museum Oklahoma City, OK 

Ataloa Lodge Museum Muscogee, OK 

Cherokee Heritage Center Tahlequah, OK 

Cherokee National Museum Tahlequah, OK 

Cherokee Strip Museum Perry, OK 

Five Civilized Tribes Museum Muscogee, OK 

Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art Norman, OK 

Gilcrease Museum Tulsa, OK 

Indian City USA Anadarko, OK 

Museum of the Red River Idabel, OK 

Osage Tribal Museum Pawhuska, OK 

Philbrook Museum Tulsa, OK 

Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum Woodward, OK 

Red Earth Museum Oklahoma City, OK 

Seminole Nation Museum Wewoka, OK 

Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center Anadarko, OK 

Will Rogers Memorial Claremore, OK 

Will Rogers Memorial Museums Claremore, OK 

Woolaroc Museum & Nature Preserve Bartlesville, OK 

Oregon

High Desert Museum Bend, OR 

Oregon State Archives  , Online exhibits

Portland Art Museum Portland, OR 

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute Pendleton, OR 

The Museum At Warm Springs Warm Springs, OR 

Pennsylvania

American Indians and the Natural World Pittsburgh, PA  from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Lenni Lenape Historical Society/Museum of Indian Culture Allentown, PA 

Pocono Indian Museum Bushkill, PA 

Rhode Island

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Providence, RI  Brown University,

South Dakota

Chili Fiesta Gorman, R.C. Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com

Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center  Chamberlain, SD 

Oscar Howe Memorial Association Vermillion, SD 

Sioux Indian Museum Rapid City, SD 

The Journey Museum Rapid City, SD 

Wounded Knee - The Museum Wall, SD 

Tennessee

Frank H. McClung Museum Knoxville, TN 

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Vonore, TN 

Texas

Centennial Museum El Paso, TX 

Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TX 

including the John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas

Washington

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Seattle, WA , University of Washington
   Kennewick Man on Trial

Makah Cultural and Research Center Neah Bay, WA 

Museum of History and Industry Seattle, WA 

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Spokane, Wa 

Squaxin Island Museum Shelton, WA 

Yakama Indian Nation Cultural Center  Toppenish, WA 

Yakima Valley Museum Yakima, WA 

Wisconsin

Ancient Cultures of North America Beloit, WI  from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College

Arvid E. Miller Library and Museum Bowler, WI 

North American Ethnology Milwaukee, WI  from the Milwaukee Public Museum

The Menominee Clans Story Stevens Point, WI , from the

• University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point University Library and the Museum of Natural History

Wyoming

Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody, WY 

Canada

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Canada's Digital Collections:  

Cape Dorset Inuit Art and Inuit Cultural Perspectives

Cree Hand Signals

Emily Carr: At Home and at Work

First Nations Periodical Index

Five Ancient Cultures of the Northern Peninsula

Nehiyaw Ma Tow We Na: Games of the Plains Cree

Hudson's Bay Company, the Company Art and Artifact collection.

Indian Treaties

Emily Pauline Johnson

Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian, Banff, Alberta

The Northwest Resistance

Old Crow: Land of the Vuntut Gwitch'in

Our Elders: Interviews with Saskatchewan Elders

Stones Unturned: Native clothing, musical instruments, and games and toys

Canadian Canoe Museum Peterborough, ON 

Canadian Museum of Civilization Gatineau, QU 

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

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Grand Hall

Glenbow Museum Calgary, AB 

Kwagiulth Museum & Cultural Centre Cape Mudge, BC 

McMichael Canadian Art Collection  Kleinburg, ON 

Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide   from Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management

Museum at Campbell River Campbell River, BC 

Museum of Anthropology Vancouver, BC  University of British Columbia

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Burnaby Mountain, B.C. 

Nova Scotia Museum   and its

Mi'kmaq Portraits exhibit.

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Yellowknife, NWT 

Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's, NF 

Royal Alberta Museum Edmonton, AB 

Royal British Columbia Museum Victoria, BC 

Historic Photographs

Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, ON 

Secwepemc Museum and Native Heritage Park Kamloops, BC 

Virtual Keeping House: A First Nations Gallery Saskatoon, SK 

Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnepeg, MB 

Woodland Cultural Center Museum Brantford, ON 

Latin America

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Copan Ruins Museum Copan 

El Museo del Jade Costa Rica 

Museo Arqueológico de Palenque Palenque 

Museo Arqueológico San Mguel de Azapa Arica, Chile 

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombin Santiago, Chile 

Museo de Antropologia Jalapa, Mexico 

Nice trip photographs of the museum collection

Museo de Oro Precolombino Costa Rica 

Museo del Arqueología y Antropología Lima, Peru 

Museo del Templo Mayor Mexico City, MX 

Museo Nacional Costa Rica 

Museo Nacional de Antropología Mexico City, MX 

Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia de Peru Lima ?, Peru 

Museo Nacional de las Culturas Mexico City 

Museo Popol Vuh Guatemala City 

Museo Popul Vuh   Francisco Marroquin University,

Precolumbian Culture Guadalajara  [Missing 11/26/07]

Puebla Regional Museum of Anthropology and History Puebla, PU 

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