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NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES & CANADA

Here is a sampling of Native American Museums in the United States and Canada. Please also check your local telephone directories for additional information and sources. Canadian links are at the bottom of this list.

ALASKA

Alaska Native Heritage Center - Anchorage
Chugach Museum and Institute of History and Art - Anchorage
Huna Heritage Foundation - Juneau
Sealaska Heritage Institute - Juneau
University of Alaska Museum - Fairbanks
Yupiit Piciryarait Museum - Bethel

ARIZONA

Apache Culture Center and Museum - Apache

Arizona Historical Society - Tucson

Arizona State Museum - Tucson
Deer Valley Rock Art Center - Phoenix
Gila Indian Center- Sacaton
Heard Museum - Phoenix
Huhugam Heritage Center - Chandler
Museum of Northern Arizona - Flagstaff
Pueblo Grande Museum- Phoenix

CALIFORNIA
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum - Palm Springs
Antelope Valley Indian Museum - Palmdale
Barona Cultural Center & Museum - Lakeside
California Indian Library Collections - Berkeley
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center - Santa Rosa
California State Museum - Sacramento
Chumash Interpretive Center - Thousand Oaks
Hoopa Tribal Museum - Hoopa
Maidu Interpretive Center - Roseville
Malki Museum - Banning
Marin Museum of the American Indian - Novato
Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum - Tahoe City, CA
Maturango Museum - Ridgecrest

Oakland Museum of California - Oakland

Palm Springs Desert Museum - Palm Springs
San Bernardino County Museum - Redlands
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Santa Barbara

Sherman Indian Museum - Riverside
Southwest Museum - Los Angeles

COLORADO

Anasazi Heritage Center - Dolores
Denver Art Museum - Denver
Koshare Indian Museum - La Junta
Museo de las Americas - Denver

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Archaeology Center
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center - Mashantucket

FLORIDA

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum (Seminole Tribe) - Clewiston

Florida Museum of Natural History - Gainesville

GRORGIA
Chieftains Museum - Rome

HAWAII

Bishop Museum - Honolulu
Polynesian Cultural Center - Honolulu

ILLINOIS

Dickson Mounds Museum - Lewistown

Illinois State Museum - Springfield
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian - Evanston
Native Americans Directory - Rock Island
Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures - Aurora

INDIANA

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art - Indianapolis

KANSAS

Haskell Indian Nations University Cultural Center & Museum - Lawrence

Kaw Mission State Historic Site - Council Grove
Mid-America All-Indian Center Museum - Wichita
Native American Heritage Museum - Highland
Pawnee Indian Village State Historic Site - Republic

Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri Tribal Museum - Reserve

KENTUCKY

Museum of Anthropology - Highland Heights

MAINE

Abbe Museum - Bar Harbor
The Ancient Dominions of Maine - The Ancient Dominions of Maine
Hudson Museum - Orono
Penobscot Nation Museum - Old Town

MASSACHUSETTS

Natick Historical Society & Museum - Natick

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - Cambridge
Plimoth Plantation - Plymouth

MICHIGAN

Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City

Museum of Anthropology - Ann Arbor
Nokomis Learning Center - Okemos
Ziibiwing Center - Mt. Pleasant

MINNESOTA
Little Feather Interpretative Indian Center - Pipestone
Mille Lacs Indian Museum - Mille Lacs

MONTANA
People's Center Museum - Pablo

NEVADA
Dept. of Cultural Affairs - Carson City
Lost City Museum - Overton
Nevada Historical Society - Reno
Stewart Indian Museum - Carson City

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum - Warner

NEW MEXICO
Guide to Native American Museums of New Mexico
Maxwell Anthropology Museum at the University of New Mexico - Albuquerque
Millicent Rogers Museum - Taos
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture - Santa Fe
Poeh Center - Pojoaque Pueblo
Roswell Museum & Art Center - Roswell
The Portal at Palace of Governors - Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Santa Fe

NEW YORK
Akwesasne Cultural Center - Akwesasne
American Craft Museum - New York City
Iroquois Indian Museum - Howes Cave
New York State Historical Association - Cooperstown
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum - Salamance
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum - Southampton

NORTH CAROLINA
Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center - Hatteras Island
Museum of the Cherokee Indian - Cherokee
Rankin Museum of American & Natural History - Ellerbe
The Museum of the Native American Resource Center - Pembroke

NORTH DAKOTA
Fort Mandan - Washburn

OKLAHOMA

Ataloa Lodge Museum - Muscogee
Cherokee Heritage Center - Tahlequah
Cherokee National Museum - Tahlequah
Cherokee Strip Museum - Perry
Five Civilized Tribes Museum - Muscogee
Indian City USA - Anadarko
Museum of the Red River - Idabel
Osage Tribal Museum - Pawhuska
Red Earth Museum - Oklahoma City
Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center - Anadarko
Woolaroc Museum & Nature Preserve - Bartlesville

OREGON
High Desert Museum - Bend
Oregon State Archives
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute - Pendleton
The Museum at Warm Springs - Warm Springs

PENNSYLVANIA
American Indians and the Natural World - Pittsburgh
Lenni Lenape Historical Society/Museum of Indian Culture - Allentown
Pocono Indian Museum - Bushkill

RHODE ISLAND
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology - Providence

SOUTH DAKOTA
Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center - Chamberlain
Sioux Indian Museum - Rapid City
Wounded Knee - Wall

TENNESSEE
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum - Vonore

TEXAS
Centennial Museum - El Paso
Houston Museum of Natural Science - Houston

WASHINGTON D.C.
Pacific Northwest Native Americans at the Library of Congress

National Museum of American History
National Museum of the American Indian

Native American Resources at the Smithsonian

WASHINGTON STATE
Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture - Seattle
Makah Cultural & Research Center - Neah Bay
Museum of History and Industry - Seattle
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture - Spokane
Yakama Indian Nation Cultural Center - Toppenish
Yakima Valley Museum - Yakima

WISCONSIN
Ancient Cultures of the Southwest - Beloit

The Menominee Clans Story - Stevens Point

WYOMING
Buffalo Bill Historical Center - Cody

CANADA
Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough, ON
Canadian Museum of Civilization - Gatineau, QU
Museum at Campbell River - Campbell River, BC
Museum of Anthropology - Vancouver, BC
Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology - Burnaby Mountain, B.C.
Nova Scotia Museum
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - Yellowknife, NWT
Provincial Museum of Newfoundland & Labrador - St. John's, NF
Royal Alberta Museum - Edmonton, AB
Royal British Columbia Museum - Victoria, BC
Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, ON
Secwepemc Museum & Native Heritage Park - Kamloops, BC
Winnipeg Art Gallery - Winnepeg, MB
Woodland Cultural Center Museum - Brantford, ON

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