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Read Part 2 of our Q&A with Native Hawaiian carver & artist-in-residence Tom Pōhaku Stone bit.ly/LgfBBm 13 minutes ago via HootSuite
In 2001, Wheaties declared Sac and Fox athlete Jim Thorpe "The World's Greatest Athlete" #NativeOlympians flic.kr/p/c3NL6J about 2 hours ago via HootSuite
Check out this great video of Alaskan carver Sylvester Ayek by @Etsy producer Tara Young! vimeo.com/41949955 about 3 hours ago via Tweet Button
We love this series by @ICTMN: "American Myths Debunked: Europeans Brought Culture to North America" shar.es/qrnm6 about 3 hours ago via HootSuite
DID YOU KNOW: After winning 3 Gold Medals & 2 Silver Medals, Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku went on to popularize surfing? flic.kr/p/c3NKUm about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
Why Can Johnny Depp Play Tonto, but Ashton Kutcher and Sacha Baron Cohen Get Slammed? eonline.com/news/ask_the_a… via @eonline about 5 hours ago via Tweet Button
Nice story about Oglala Lakota Olympian Billy Mills, by a British guy also named Billy Mills gu.com/p/2afpf/tw about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
For Native American Women, Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice nyti.ms/LppjAN about 17 hours ago via Tweet Button
OPENING THIS FRIDAY: Celebrate the legacy of Jim Thorpe, Billy Mills & other #Native Olympians at our new exhibition! bit.ly/JvnmIV about 21 hours ago via Tweet Button
See Billy Mills win Gold at the 1964 Olympics, breaking a record set by fellow Native American athlete L. Tewanima flic.kr/p/c3NKEj about 21 hours ago via Flickr
Court upholds $3.4 billion Native American deal reut.rs/JOoGXo via @reuters about 23 hours ago via Tweet Button
Here in the Potomac Atrium twitter.com/SmithsonianNMA… 12:31 PM May 22nd via Photos on iOS
Surgical scars some see as racist provoke SD march - seattlepi.com seattlepi.com/news/article/S… via @SeattlePI 8:28 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
Senate passes bill to protect Native women against violence cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/… 8:00 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
Native American skulls repatriated to California from England latimes.com/news/local/la-… 5:25 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
The age of extreme oil: ‘This used to be a forest?' bit.ly/Ku4qVM via @globeandmail 5:15 PM May 21st via HootSuite
American History Myths Debunked: Columbus Discovered America shar.es/qb0c5 via @sharethis 3:55 PM May 21st via HootSuite
Casinos and American-Indian Health on.wsj.com/KsPiXl 2:06 PM May 21st via Tweet Button
An American Indian's Tragic Account Of How The Oil Boom Changed His Town read.bi/LmvQwc via @businessinsider 2:01 PM May 21st via Tweet Button
@NYTimes Op-Ed: A Little Bit Indian nyti.ms/JshgIh 1:45 PM May 21st via HootSuite

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Location Washington, D.C.
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Bio The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere.