Learn from Dr. Webster, an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, as she shares how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy contributed to the development of the United States Constitution!
MONAH is proud to partner with the Choctaw Nation to bring this presentation of the Choctaw Code Talkers to you for Memorial Day. This 30-minute introduction to the Choctaw Code Talkers recognizes the Choctaw veterans of WWI and discusses their history and lives as telephone warriors.
Join the museum on April 30th at 6:00 PM for the unveiling of Jay Benham’s Reservation Debutant, a contemporary Kiowa ledger art installation. This reception will bring Jay Benham’s artwork (pictured below) to life, and depict the three major aspects of Ledger Art in real-time: Narrative, Spirituality, and Record-Keeping.
Earth Medicines author talk and book signing with Felicia Ruiz in our great room. Felicia will be available to sign your book after her speech. You may purchase one in the museum shop if you don't have it yet. We just restocked!
We are serving her recipe for Nopales Medicine Water Shots.
Seating is limited so sign up for free to reserve your spot now
Learn more about Felicia and her wonderful book here Felicia Ruiz
This presentation features the significance of women in healing and well-being for Diné since time immemorial through generations into the recent challenges with COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation and Indian Country.
Caddo/Winnabego Artist, Dolores Purdy, emphasizes her spin on the traditionally male-dominated ledger art. Join in as Dolores takes you through the history of traditional leger art and then proceeds into an artist talk! At the end, there will be a Q&A.
Explore the interconnected relationships between the Dutch, Swedes, English and Algonkian peoples in their respective regions/colonies on January 22, 2022 on Zoom or Facebook Live! Sign up for FREE!
Learn the Cherokee Language’s conjugations with Professor, Lawrence Panther. If you missed the first part of Mr. Panther’s lesson a year ago, you can go back and learn the Cherokee language basics in the first program HERE.
Johnnie will be joined by Charlotte Buchanan-Yale, Director of MONAH. Together they will discuss the scope of the mural and getting it added to the list of stops on the National Trail of Tears Association map of destinations.
Join us with the Mitchell Museum as they virtually host Mankiller! The documentary will be available on-demand from Thursday, April 15 through Sunday, April 18. On Sunday, April 18th there will be a live virtual panel discussion with the director, Valerie Redhorse-Mohl from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm CST. Tickets will be $10 for the package.
Animal Medicine Ways an exploration of “Animal Medicine Ways.” This live presentation and workshop will explore Cultural appropriation, Native American, and Mexican Indigenous understandings of animal medicine.
Like the land and air, a mindfulness to water can teach us valuable insights that can be incorporated into our design and system-building activities.
Animal Medicine Ways an exploration of “Animal Medicine Ways.” This live presentation and workshop will explore Cultural appropriation, Native American, and Mexican Indigenous understandings of animal medicine.
Air - we cannot live without it. This second program on Indigenuity will examine how Indigenous design and systems thinking can help us address the anthropogenic problems of air quality and global climate change.
Animal Medicine Ways an exploration of “Animal Medicine Ways.” This live presentation and workshop will explore Cultural appropriation, Native American, and Mexican Indigenous understandings of animal medicine.
Indigenuity: Land will explore the deep complex character of the relationship Indigenous Peoples have to their land – to their place. As an introduction to Indigenuity thinking and activities, there is no better place to begin.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) in Bentonville, AR is excited to announce Clans of the Cherokee with JP Johnson.
This prerecorded program will delve into the history and significance of the Cherokee Clan System with Cherokee Cultural and Language Specialist, JP Johnson.
As always, this program is free and open to view to the public on MONAH’s website. If you would like to receive an email with the link to the program page, please register for free before September 19, 2020 at 11 AM. Otherwise, the program will be available to view for free on MONAH’s website starting at 11 AM on September 19.
We are excited to welcome Diné author and historian Farina King to host the next installment of Native Conversations to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 5:30pm.
In honor of March being National Women's History Month, King will present Native American Women: Historical Trailblazers in order to discuss the experiences and efforts of Native American women who emerged as public intellectuals in the early twentieth century.
Registration is appreciated but not required. Seating is on a first-come first-serve basis as capacity allows.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is proud to present Caitlin Ahrens, the Pluto Manager on KUAF 91.3, to host another installment of Native Conversations to be held Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 5:30 PM.
In modern times, we document our livelihoods with the use of social media and electronic technology. In early native America, however, documentation of important astronomical events were made in a variety of ways. From buffalo hides to star navigation to early calendar creations, Native people across the continent were very particular on how to use the heavens above as their daily record-keeping. Join us as we explore the ways different celestial objects pertain to various interpretations and uses amongst the early Native Americans of North and South America.
MONAH will host Native Conversations: First Peoples Record Keeping as a free event that is open to all ages. Participants can reserve their free spot online through the MONAH website or by calling the museum phone. Caitlin Ahrens will share cultural stories whilst utilizing astronomy in a lecture style event.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is excited to present Archaeology of the Ozarks with Don Dickson as the host for our next installment of Native Conversations to be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 5:30pm. Dickson is a prominent authority on Native American archaeology and prehistory of the Ozarks regions and is known for his excavations at Calf Creek Cave and Albertson Shelter, as well as authoring several archaeological publications. There will also be copies of his book Prehistoric Bluff Dwellers in the Ozarks available for sale and signing. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear Don Dickson discussing archaeology and prehistory of the area!
We are so excited to have Park Ranger Kerry Jones from Pea Ridge National Military Park to host the next installment of Native Conversations: “On Bended Knee: The Story of Native Americans in the Civil War”.
The discussion will be held on December 14, 2019 at 5:30 PM. Ranger Jones will discuss the significant contributions Native Americans made to the war effort during America’s Civil War. A special emphasis will be placed on Indigenous People who fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7 and 8, 1862.
Kerry King Jones is a seventh generation Arkansas who earned undergraduate degrees in history and political science. He also earned masters degrees in academic history and public history. Kerry has taught at the college level for eleven years. He has won numerous awards and commendations for his programs in more than thirteen years working for the National Park Service.
Registration is free and not required, but those who register will be ensured a seat at the event.
MONAH is excited to welcome back Dr. Greg Gagnon to speak on the history and culture of the Chippewa tribe and his book, The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From Past to Present.
Dr. Gregory O. Gagnon, Professor of Indian Law, Loyola University of New Orleans and Citizen of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He has published extensively and has given presentations on Native American topics in several states. Professor Gagnon combines extensive day-to-day experience working and living on several reservations.
Considered to be one of the greatest religious thinkers of the 20th Century, Vine Deloria Jr. changed the face of Indian Country and influenced generations of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Americans. In 2018, Wes Studi, Bobby Bridger, Phillip Deloria, John Inmon and Kevin Locke joined forces to create Indigenous Audio Books.”Indigenous Oral History” will explore the works of Deloria, Jr., his impact on modern Native America, and the creation of a new platform to celebrate Indigenous writers and thinkers.
Join MONAH as we welcome celebrated Cherokee Actor Wes Studi. “An Evening with Wes Studi” will detail Studi’s journey from small-town Oklahoma native, through his beginnings with the American Indian Theater Company, to internationally acclaimed actor who, this year, receive an honorary Academy Award. Studi will be joined by JR Mathews, of the American Indain Theater Company and former Chairman of the Quapaw Nation, and Steven Paul Judd, writer and director of the short film Ronnie BoDean, starring Wes Studi.
Earth Guardians Think Tank: Youth Inspiring Solutionaries is an incredible opportunity for aspiring and experienced earth protectors from Northwest Arkansas! You are invited to learn from an experienced panel of Indigenous Youth from all around the country who represent a diverse range of experiences, lifestyles, and viewpoints. Solutionarians, like yourself, will gather together to identify environmental problems in the area and the steps it will take to fix them as a community.
Oral history is a powerfully enduring aspect of the Earth's indigenous cultures. Now we are experiencing the first generation of people who might be referred to as "Indigitous" -or citizens of global cultures who have spent their entire lives as natives in the digital world of cyberspace. Audiobooks have now become the format upon which to gather, express, and perpetuate the oral history of these natives of cyberspace. In coordination with Fulcrum Publishing, America's foremost publisher of contemporary Indigenous authors, Indigenous Audiobooks mission is to provide a platform for contemporary indigenous authors to produce, record and distribute audiobooks and spoken word materials. Bobby Bridger, of Indigenous Audiobooks, Sam Scinta, of Fulcrum Press, and Joseph Bruchac, a prolific Native American author will discuss the diversity and breadth of Indigenous thought and culture in the 21st century.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) is excited to host Native Conversations: An Introduction to the Cherokee Language with Travis Wolfe at 5:30 PM, Saturday, September 14, 2019. This event invites guests to learn the foundations of the Cherokee Language. Wolfe, a certified Cherokee Language expert, will walk participants through rules and structures of the Cherokee Language. By the end of the workshop, guests will have learned more about the history of the Cherokee and foundational information to speak the language themselves!
Join MONAH for a Wes Studi Film night, featuring Geronimo: An American Legend, SATURDAY, July 20th, at 6:00 PM as a preview event for our Native American Cultural Celebration. Chairs are available, but feel free to bring your own bean bag or comfy chairs for an evening of fun and film.
MONAH is honored to host Matriarch as part of our Native Conversations and Creative Visions series on SATURDAY, JUNE 22.
Matriarch promotes the social welfare of Native women through education, community building, and direct services to create positive change within our communities.
Guests will be invited to understand more about Native life and traditions through a hands-on Creative Visions Workshop. As a part of Native culture, handkerchiefs have been used as an awareness tool and will be utilized in a one of a kind workshop that will reveal their use in Indigenous culture, both historical and contemporary. The workshop will be held at 3 PM. Registration is required.
The Matriarch women will then perform a spoken word performance, speaking to each letter of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, their personal connection to the subject, and statistics on MMIW. Each woman brings her own unique style of performance that incorporates their Indigenous languages and culture. The performance will be held at 5:30 PM. Registration is encouraged, but NOT required.
The Museum of Native American History (MONAH) and House of Songs is proud to present Walter Echo-Hawk and Gerald Torres for “Native Conversations: A Rare Conversation Between Two Earth Protectors” to be held Friday, June 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM. This event invites participants to sit down with two accomplished authorities in race theory, environmental law, and federal Indian Law. The evening will be complemented by music from Watertown’s Jamie Lou and Garrett Brolund, with Gerald Torres on blues harmonica, and solutions to our ever changing climate. The evenings discussion topics will cover history, cultural stories and solutions to our ever changing climate.
