November 2: Mvskoke Etvlwv: The Muscogee People Festival
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation celebrates its tribal history, heritage, and culture with two days of performances, music, cultural arts, live painting, a fashion show, veterans presentations, and other cultural demonstrations.
November 2: 2024 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
The goal of the Teach-In is to support awareness of the museum’s Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) national education initiative, which promotes improved teaching about Native American communities through classroom lessons.
November 2: Día de los Muertos w/ the National Museum of the American Indian
Learn about the ofrenda (altar), and take the opportunity to commemorate a loved one who has passed with a note or memento.
November 11: Honoring Native Veterans
Join the National Museum of the American Indian in honoring the enduring and distinguished service of Native Americans in every branch of the US military.
November 15: Creating Maawn Doobiigeng: Developing A New Classification System for a Tribal Library
From 2019 to 2024, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries worked with community members to create a new classification system, Maawn Doobiigeng (Gather Together).
November 16-17: “Goat in the Rug” Puppet Theater
Our museum educators present an interactive experience for young visitors to understand the care and pride involved in weaving a Navajo rug, as well as the importance of cooperation between friends.
November 19: Thanks to The Land with Drexel SCDI and DISA
Share a meal with Drexel Indigenous Students of the Americas (DISA) and Student Center for Diversity & Inclusion (SCDI) and learn about the history of Thanksgiving with Native American speaker Dr. Amanda Cheromiah.
November 20: Book Event - From the Skin: Defending Indigenous Nations Using Theory and Praxis
Hear from book editors and contributors about what it means to theorize and practice in American Indian Studies. Hosted by Arizona State University.
November 22-29: Native Cinema Showcase 2024
The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film.
November 22: Guardians of Culture: Sovereignty, Service, and Self-Determination in Libraries, Archives, and Language Preservation
Please join the San José State University School of Information for our celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
November 25: Wampanoag History: Fiction or Nonfiction? Book Discussion with Linda Coombs
Join us for a special book discussion with Linda Coombs, author of Colonization and the Wampanoag Story.
November 26: Virtual Book Club: A beautiful memoir of a mixed tribe native girl and the promise of the “American Dream”
Whiskey Tender traces how a mixed tribe native girl—born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico—comes to her own interpretation of identity.
November 29: Native American Heritage Day—Honoring Zitkala-Ša with Hoop Dancer Starr Chief Eagle
Join us for a program that honors Zitkala-Ša (translat¬ed “Red Bird”), a member of the Yankton Dakota Sioux.
November 29: Native American Heritage Day: Stomp Dancing with Hithla
Hithla, which means “dance” in the Chickasaw language, is comprised of members of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations.
December 7-10: Save the Date: DC | Native Art Market
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Philadelphia's National Constitution Center is hosting a series of programs and activities highlighting the history of American Indians, tribal governments, and their relationship to the U.S. Constitution and American democracy.
Native American Heritage Month at the Smithsonian
In November, celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcasts.
October 30, 2024: Author Talk with Linda Coombs: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story
Hear Coombs discuss her book, Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (2023), a young adult story that is part of the ‘Race to the Truth’ series.
October 27, 2023: Indigenous Center, European Other: Teaching Indigenous Histories of the Americas
Where can we find Indigenous-produced sources in languages and formats that are intelligible to current students? How can we guide students as they reckon with the extent and limitations of historical knowledge of Indigenous peoples?