The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian: An International Institution of Living Cultures

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOUGLAS E. EVELYN
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Art History ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
National Museum ◽  
International Institution ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Native Culture ◽  
Public Programming ◽  
Special Responsibility

The mission of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian is to affirm to Native communities and the non-Native public the historical and contemporary culture and cultural achievements of the Natives of the Western Hemisphere by advancing, in consultations, collaboration and cooperation with them, a knowledge and understanding of their cultures, including art, history and language, and by recognizing the Museum's special responsibility, through innovative public programming, research and collections, to protect, support and enhance the development, maintenance and perpetuation of Native culture and community. Adopted 1990.

Speech-Language Assessment Considerations for American Indian and Alaska Native Children Who Are Dual Language Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Vining ◽  
Edgarita Long ◽  
Ella Inglebret ◽  
Megan Brendal
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Dual Language Learners ◽  
Native Communities

The overrepresentation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children in special education, including children who are dual language learners (DLLs), is a major concern. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can play a critical role in reducing this overrepresentation. Using a holistic assessment process that is responsive to the communication patterns of home and community contexts provides a framework for distinguishing actual language disorders from differences associated with cultural and linguistic diversity. This article presents current trends in Native communities that may impact the speech-language assessment process, including a shift from indigenous languages to English and/or Native language revitalization efforts. It also provides a framework for guiding assessment in a manner that considers cultural and linguistic factors in speech-language assessment for AI/AN children who are DLLs.

scholarly journals Identifying VOCs in exhibition cases and efflorescence on museum objects exhibited at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian-New York

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Alvarez-Martin ◽  
John George ◽  
Emily Kaplan ◽  
Lauren Osmond ◽  
Leah Bright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Structural Adhesive ◽  
Speed Of Analysis

AbstractTwo mass spectrometry (MS) methods, solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography (SPME–GC–MS) and direct analysis in real time (DART-MS), have been explored to investigate widespread efflorescence observed on exhibited objects at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York (NMAI-NY). Both methods show great potential, in terms of speed of analysis and level of information, for identifying the organic component of the efflorescence as 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinol (TMP-ol) emitted by the structural adhesive (Terostat MS 937) used for exhibit case construction. The utility of DART-MS was proven by detecting the presence of TMP-ol in construction materials in a fraction of the time and effort required for SPME–GC–MS analysis. In parallel, an unobtrusive SPME sampling strategy was used to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) accumulated in the exhibition cases. This sampling technique can be performed by collections and conservation staff at the museum and shipped to an off-site laboratory for analysis. This broadens the accessibility of MS techniques to museums without access to instrumentation or in-house analysis capabilities.

scholarly journals Effect of Incentives for Alcohol Abstinence in Partnership With 3 American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. McDonell ◽  
Katherine A. Hirchak ◽  
Jalene Herron ◽  
Abram J. Lyons ◽  
Karl C. Alcover ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Alcohol Abstinence

scholarly journals Are Indians in America's DNA?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 80-97
Author(s):  
Marina Tyquiengco ◽  
Monika Siebert
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
American Indian ◽  
National Museum ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Indigenous Art

A conversation between Dr. Monika Siebert and Marina Tyquiengco on:   Americans National Museum of the American Indian January 18, 2018–2022 Washington, D.C.   Monika Siebert, Indians Playing Indian: Multiculturalism and Contemporary Indigenous Art in North America. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2015.

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