The National Museum of the American Indian Press Center The Public Affairs Office of the National Museum of the American Indian provides here the latest press releases informing the public, Native communities, and tribal and mainstream media about all aspects of the museum. http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/press_rss.xml © 2012 Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved. Wed, 09 February 10:45:00 -0500 Andrew J. Lee Joins Board of Trustees for the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/AndrewLee_Release_FINAL.pdf Wed, 09 February 10:45:00 -0500 Roberta Conner Named Chair of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/Conner_Release_FINAL.pdf Wed, 08 February 14:00:00 -0500 “Power of Chocolate” Reveals True Roots of the Celebrated Food http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/power-chocolate-reveals-true-roots-celebrated-food Wed, 01 February 17:00:00 -0500 Celebrate Winter with Native Storytelling, a Chocolate Festival and a Totem Pole Unveiling http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/celebrate-winter-native-storytelling-chocolate-festival-and-totem-pole-unveiling Thu, 04 January 17:00:00 -0500 Quileute Nation Reveals Wolf Tales and History Not Depicted in the Twilight Saga http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/quileute-nation-reveals-wolf-tales-and-history-not-depicted-twilight-saga Fri, 16 December 17:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Menominee Nation Cultural Day http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-celebrates-menominee-nation-cultural-day Tue, 29 November 17:00:00 -0500 D.C. Mounted Police and Crow Nation Equestrian Celebrate Horses on the Mall http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/dc-mounted-police-and-crow-nation-equestrian-celebrate-horses-mall Tue, 18 October 17:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-awarded-prestigious-leed-green-building-certification Tue, 11 October 17:00:00 -0500 Fact or Fiction: National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Law Symposium http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/fact-or-fiction-national-museum-american-indian-hosts-law-symposium Wed, 28 September 17:00:00 -0500 Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Brings Its Unique Culture to Washington, D.C. http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/ponca-tribe-nebraska-brings-its-unique-culture-washington-dc Wed, 28 September 17:00:00 -0500 Smithsonian Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-celebrates-hispanic-heritage-month-0 Wed, 28 September 2011 17:00:00 -0500 Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Collection Inspires Jewelry Offered on QVC http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-s-national-museum-american-indian-collection-inspires-jewelry-offered-qvc Wed, 28 September 2011 17:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Blood Quantum Symposium http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-hosts-blood-quantum-symposium Wed, 28 September 2011 17:00:00 -0500 Survey of Carl Beam, Canada's Most Prominent Native Artist, Opens at National Museum of the American Indian in New York Oct. 15 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/survey-carl-beam-canada-s-most-prominent-native-artist-opens-national-museum-american-india Tue, 6 September 2011 17:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian and Washington International Horse Show Team Up to Celebrate Horses http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-and-washington-international-horse-show-team-celebrate-hors Tue, 23 August 2011 14:00:00 -0500 “A Song for the Horse Nation” Gallops into Washington http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/song-horse-nation-gallops-washington Tue, 23 August 2011 14:00:00 -0500 New Website Targets Middle School Teachers and Students to Study Native Responses to Environmental Challenges http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/new-website-targets-middle-school-teachers-and-students-study-native-responses-environmenta Fri, 12 August 2011 17:00:00 -0500 Exhibition at the Smithsonian Documents Impact of the Railroads on the Native Southwest http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/exhibition-smithsonian-documents-impact-railroads-native-southwest Fri, 29 July 2011 10:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Inka Road Satellite Chat http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-hosts-inka-road-satellite-chat Tue, 05 July 2011 18:00:00 -0500 “IndiVisible” Exhibition Returns to the National Museum of the American Indian http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/indivisible-exhibition-returns-national-museum-american-indian Thu, 23 June 2011 13:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Opens “Conversations with the Earth” http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-opens-conversations-earth Thu, 27 June 2011 13:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian to Host Living Earth Festival 2011 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-host-living-earth-festival-2011 Thu, 27 June 2011 13:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Choctaw Days http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-celebrates-choctaw-days Wed, 15 June 2011 9:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents Indian Summer Showcase 2011 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-presents-indian-summer-showcase-2011 Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Names Associate Director http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/DavidPenney.pdf Wed, 04 May 2011 15:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Hawaii http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-celebrates-hawaii Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:00 -0500 Survey of Native Glass Artist Preston Singletary Opens March 19 at National Museum of the American Indian in New York http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/survey-native-glass-artist-preston-singletary-opens-march-19-national-museum-american-india Wed, 09 March 2011 12:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Environmental Film Festival Screening and Global Conversation http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-hosts-environmental-film-festival-screening-and-global-conv Tue, 08 March 2011 12:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian and Capital Fringe Present Spring Theater Festival http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-and-capital-fringe-present-spring-theater-festival Thu, 03 March 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Environmental Focus Opens Native American Film + Video Festival in New York City March 31-April 3 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/environmental-focus-opens-native-american-film-video-festival-new-york-city-march-31-april- Thu, 24 February 2011 12:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces Spring Programs http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-announces-spring-programs-0 Mon, 14 February 2011 12:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents the “Power of Chocolate” http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-presents-power-chocolate-0 Wed, 02 February 2011 16:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces Native Youth Essay and Scholarship Contest http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-announces-native-youth-essay-and-scholarship-contest Thu, 16 December 2010 16:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents Early Work of Navajo Artist R.C. Gorman http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-presents-early-work-navajo-artist-rc-gorman Thu, 13 December 2010 16:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Launches Research and Documentary Project in Peru http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-launches-research-and-documentary-project-peru Thu, 2 December 2010 16:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Production of Green Grow the Lilacs by the U.S. Naval Academy http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-hosts-production-green-grow-lilacs-us-naval-academy Tue, 16 November 2010 09:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian and StoryCorps Honor National Day of Listening and American Indian Heritage Day 2010 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-and-storycorps-honor-national-day-listening-and-american-in Thu, 4 November 2010 09:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-celebrates-american-indian-and-alaska-native-heritage-month Thu, 28 October 2010 9:00:00 -0500 New Cookbook Available from the National Museum of the American Indian's Acclaimed Mitsitam Cafe http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/new-cookbook-available-national-museum-american-indian-s-acclaimed-mitsitam-cafe Thu, 26 October 2010 9:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Marks Day of the Dead with a Two-Day Celebration http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-marks-day-dead-two-day-celebration Wed, 20 October 2010 9:45:00 -0500 Traditional and Contemporary Native Art Featured in Annual Art Markets in Washington, D.C., and New York City http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/traditional-and-contemporary-native-art-featured-annual-art-markets-washington-dc-and-new-y Tue, 19 October 2010 9:45:00 -0500 "Vantage Point: The Contemporary Native Art Collection" Opens Sept. 25 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/vantage-point-contemporary-native-art-collection-opens-sept-25-smithsonian-s-national-museu Thu, 16 September 2010 9:45:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian to Host the Living Earth Festival 2010 http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-host-living-earth-festival-2010 Tue, 20 July 2010 8:45:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian's Newest Exhibition "Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture" http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-s-newest-exhibition-where-we-belong-native-musicians-popula Fri, 11 June 2010 9:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents the Fifth Annual Indian Summer Showcase http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-museum-american-indian-presents-fifth-annual-indian-summer-showcase Thu, 29 April 2010 9:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces Eight Recipients of the Visual and Expressive Arts Program http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20100421Illumination_Release.pdf Wed, 21 April 2010 18:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents Production of "Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers" http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/BuffaloSoldiers.pdf Fri, 5 March 2010 15:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces Spring Programs http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/Spring2010Programs.pdf Fri, 5 March 2010 15:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian in New York to Inaugurate a Permanent, Hemispheric Survey of Native American Art http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/InfinityofNations.pdf Tue, 19 January 2010 15:45:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Presents the “Power of Chocolate” http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20100115Chocolate_Festival.pdf Fri, 15 January 2010 16:15:00 -0500 Native Artists Explore Skin as a Subject http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/HIDE.pdf Wed, 6 January 2010 16:15:00 -0500 American Indian Skateboarding Exhibition Now Open in New York http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20091210_Ramp_It_Up.pdf Fri, 18 December 2009 15:00:00 -0500 Traditional and Contemporary Native Art Featured in Annual Art Market http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20091120_Art_Market.pdf Fri, 20 November 2009 15:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Offers Public Programs in Support of New "IndiVisible" Exhibition http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/Indivisible_Program_release.pdf Fri, 06 November 2009 18:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Opens "IndiVisible" Exhibition http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20091105Indivisible_release.pdf Fri, 06 November 2009 17:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20091022_HeritageMonth.pdf Fri, 23 October 2009 11:45:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces NMAI Prism Award Winners http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20091005_Prism_Awardees.pdf Wed, 07 October 2009 15:00:00 -0500 The Rifles of Geronimo and Chief Joseph on View in "A Song for a Horse Nation" Opening Nov. 14 in New York City http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/HorseNation_weapons.pdf Wed, 30 September 2009 15:00:00 -0500 The National Museum of the American Indian Holds Events to Celebrate "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" Exhibition http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090916_Brian_Jungen_ProgramRelease.pdf Wed, 16 September 2009 10:00:00 -0500 "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian Oct. 16 http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/StrangeComfort.pdf Wed, 09 September 2009 10:00:00 -0500 "Horse Nation" Exhibition Premieres Nov. 14 in New York City http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/HorseNation.pdf Tue, 08 September 2009 10:00:00 -0500 RIT Heads to the Nation’s Capital for its 25th Big Shot Photography Project, Sept. 26 http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090821_RITNMAI_bigshot.pdf Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Four Landmark Anniversaries http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090813_Anniversary_Release.pdf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0500 Biography of Kevin Gover, Director http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/KevinGover_Bio0709.pdf Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Native Skate Jam – Native skaters demonstrate style and skills on a six-foot half pipe, the first skate ramp in the Smithsonian Institution http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090623_RampItUp_MediaAdvisory.pdf Tue, 30 June 2009 11:45:00 -0500 "Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America" Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090519_RampItUp.pdf Tue, 19 May 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Andrea Carlson Exhibition Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York June 13 http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090508_AndreaCarlson.pdf Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 -0500 Annie Pootoogook's Drawings of Contemporary Inuit Life Opens in New York June 13 http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090508_AnniePootoogook.pdf Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Awarded Accreditation by the American Association of Museums http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090407NMAI_AAM_Accreditation.pdf Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Announces Eight Recipients of the Visual and Expressive Arts Program http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090317_Illumination.pdf Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0500 Comic Art Exhibition Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090304Comic_Art.pdf Wed, 4 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0500 National Museum of the American Indian Launches Its Collections Online http://www.nmai.si.edu/press/releases/20090129_NMAIcollectionsonline.pdf Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0500