Descendant Communities

AMNH collaborative projects with indigenous peoples throughout the world.
Civic Committee for the Historical Memory of Manta Visit The Museum welcomed members of the Comité Cívico de la Memoria Histórica de Manta. Hawaiian Delegation Visit AMNH welcomed a delegation of five Native Hawaiian and one Kamaʻāina representative. Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Representative Visit David Grignon (Nahwahquaw), Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin vistits AMNH. Tohono O'odham Nation Repatriation AMNH welcomed five representatives from the Tohono O’odham Nation. Reconstruction of the Mo5ol-Uraha of the Sakha People of Siberia The Sakha People of Siberia recreate a summer dwelling of the Yakut (Mo5ol-Uraha), created from ornamental birch bark. Tohono O'odham Nation Delegation Visits AMNH welcomed six representatives from the Tohono O'odham Nation. Stk'emlupsemc Te Secwépemc First Nation Delegation Visits AMNH welcomed representatives of the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwépemc (Secwépemc) First Nation from Kamloops, Canada. Tesuque Delegation Visits AMNH welcomed representatives of the Pueblo of Tesuque from north central New Mexico. Testimony for Hopi Tribe AMNH Curator Peter Whiteley testified in Maricopa County Superior Court in a case to determine water rights for the Hopi tribe. Tlingit Voices: a Bridge to New York and Beyond AMNH staff traveled to Juneau to meet with Tlingit elders to discuss plans for the Tlingit section of the Northwest Coast Hall. Delaware Delegations Visit AMNH The Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, the Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Stockbrridge-Munsee Community, Wisconsin visit AMNH. Pueblo Delegations Visit AMNH welcomed delegations from the Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of San Felipe, and Pueblo of Tesuque on a cultural mission. Conservation of Siberian Collections A two-year project to examine, document, stabilize and rehouse portions of the Museum’s Siberian ethnographic collection. Sakha Delegation visits AMNH AMNH welcomed a delegation of master craftsmen and native experts from the Sakha Republic in the Russian Federation. Zuni Delegation Visits AMNH A delegation of Zuni representatives visited AMNH on an exciting cultural mission. Willamette Meteorite Agreement The Museum recognizes the meteorite's spiritual relationship to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community.