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• This reference list contains links to seven museums that have Native American collections. Some of these institutions have searchable databases of their collections and educational resources.

  • National Museum of the American Indian
  • The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
  • The Heard Museum
  • The Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
  • University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology
  • Peabody Museum of Anthropology at Harvard University

• Teacher Tip

  Supplement a study of cultural anthropology with a classroom activity drawn from this Web list of museums.

  1. Divide the class into seven small groups, one for each of the museums on the list.
  2. Print copies of the reference list, or send students to the reference list online.
  3. As the groups explore their museum's Native American collection, encourage them to take notes about its objects and exhibits.
  4. Have the groups point out their collection's highlights in a brief classroom presentation.

• Origin

  Totems to Turquoise

• Topic

  Anthropology

• Subtopic

  Art ( music, dance, dress )