Museum Indian Arts

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology serves as the center of stewardship, and understanding of the diverse cultures of the Southwest

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Look what Native NM high schoolers are up to this summer! https://t.co/RZ9q4I55RN

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U.S. House of Representatives votes to approve Ben Ray Lujan's one year moratorium on drilling near Chaco! https://t.co/qFpAg6Ekdh

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ICYMI: the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMWI) movement is finally making some waves in Washington. https://t.co/ZH5lgwhfqy

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More than a century has passed since Wounded Knee, but it's never too late to rescind medals issued for the mass killing of indigenous folks. https://t.co/gWl13DXXPM

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In case you missed it - Navajo leadership voted this week to end coal extraction and turn toward renewable energy. https://t.co/bpB4iSvY6g

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Here's a great article about the hot-button issue of resurrecting traditional Native American agriculture from "extinct" seeds. Sounds like a fascinating project! https://t.co/m7nRWD5KWw

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There's still hope to protect the Chaco region from drilling. A Congressional panel will visit Santa Fe next week to deliberate. https://t.co/T7Qj9UVIgN

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This event is CANCELLED due to a personal emergency. Other activities tomorrow (Chongo Brothers opening) are ON! https://t.co/Qo3JIm516r

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Today we say goodby to our Curator of Archaeology, Dr. Maxine McBrinn. Best wishes, we will miss you!

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Well, it's official! Even CNN thought it was worthy of sharing the news. https://t.co/PM5w9Paf6y

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Join in the Native Treasures, a MIAC Art Market 2019 Living Treasures exhibition opening on April 7th. Diego and Mateo Romero, the recipients of this year's award, will host an opening reception from 1-4 pm.... https://t.co/CxUS4sueXq

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Ever bothered by the dioramas at the AMNH? Here's an interesting solution to a decades-old problem of poor interpretation that reinforced stereotypes about early contact to countless visitors throughout the last century https://t.co/DUdfYuTCxK

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Congrats again to our Archaeological Research Collection for getting a grant that allowed for the purchase and install of this compact storage unit a few weeks ago. https://t.co/accuz7dQ4S

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Congratulations to Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) and Beth Dooley for their James Beard Foundation award for "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen," a new cookbook that focuses on the foods Native Americans were eating prior to European contact! https://t.co/20f4vhEDUY

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Did you know the flooding in the Midwest extends into South Dakota? We're thinking about all our Native friends in SD - and elsewhere - going through this difficult time. https://t.co/yg8eOCQLJa

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Please note the time of this event has changed due a conflict in the Congresswoman's schedule. It is now scheduled for 3:30pm this coming Saturday, March 30. https://t.co/OTm8wU4VYm

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This painted plaster frog is a reconstruction of an archaeological artifact from Pueblo Bonito, Chaco. The original artifact is composed of jet and turquoise and is curated at the American Museum of Natural... https://t.co/xulGKuaaHe

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Last week KRQE's New Mexico Living covered our Beyond Standing Rock Exhibit. For the longer interview with curator CL Kieffer Nail please visit:... https://t.co/KQUQ7beBdD

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The New York Times is calling this new novel by Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) grad Tommy Orange (Cheyenne/Arapaho) "a tense, prismatic book with inexorable momentum." Have you read it yet? https://t.co/XMPUjU0q6P

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Did you know? The proposal is just one signature away from becoming law. https://t.co/IvObkQIzrz