A diverse and multifaceted cultural and educational enterprise, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is an active and visible component of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex. The NMAI cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.

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Reclaiming Native Truth is a national effort to foster cultural, social and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility and the dominant narratives that limit Native opportunity, access to justice, health and self-determination. Reclaiming Native Truth’s goal is to move hearts and minds toward greater respect, inclusion and social justice for Native Americans.

Researchers can find information relating to American Indians and Alaska Natives from as early as 1774 through the mid-1990s at National Archives locations throughout the country.

Take a look at Indigenous art, history, and culture as told through the historians, artists, students, and scientists in this featured resource collection.

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, passed by the United Nations in 2007, confirms the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination and recognizes subsistence rights and rights to lands, territories and resources.

The Elnu Abenaki Tribe is based in what is now called southern Vermont, along the Kwenitekw and Wantastekw (Connecticut and West Rivers), and the landscapes within those and connected watersheds.

The Nulhegan Abenaki tribe is nestled among the lakes, rivers, and forests of N’dakinna's northern range and headquartered in the Northeast Kingdom at Barton, VT.

The Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi is a community of extended families who have inhabited the Missisquoi River and Lake Champlain (Pitawbagw) Valley for thousands of years.

The Koasek Abenaki is an autonomous band of Abenaki families of what is now called the Western Abenaki Tribes, which have been recognized by the State of Vermont. The Koasek Abenaki people are the native inhabitants of central and northwest New Hampshire and northeast and central Vermont.