Native American Heritage Month

This interactive digital exhibit explores the prevalence and representation of Native people in American life and pop culture.

"As direct-to-consumer ancestry DNA tests gain popularity and narratives of 'discovering' or 'proving' Native American ancestry through DNA swirl through the media—what does that mean for Indigenous nations?" Conversation with Dr. Kim Tallbear (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate)

From Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee), "Native Appropriations is a forum for discussing representations of Native peoples, including stereotypes, cultural appropriation, news, activism, and more."

"The schools carried out the government’s mission to restructure Indians’ minds and personalities by severing children’s physical, cultural, and spiritual connections to their tribes."

"'What these changes accomplish, piece by piece, is visibility for Native people in the United States,' [Van Heuvelen] said. 'Until Native people are or are fully seen in our society and in everyday life, we can't accomplish those bigger changes. As long as Native people remain invisible, it's much more easier for people to look past those real issues and those real concerns within those communities.'"

Curriculum resources, virtual field trips, and professional development to support K-12 educators

Designed in collaboration with Indigenous communities globally, the Murkutu platform allows communities to manage and exhibit digital archives and content on their own terms. View the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation Project, the Native Health Database, the Catawba Nations Digital Collections, and more.

There are 476.6 million Indigenous people, belonging to 5,000 different groups, in 90 countries, speaking 4,000 languages. Cultural Survival works toward a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.