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Bracelet, 1979. Turquoise, coral, fossil ivory, silver, 14-karat gold. Collection of Ruth M. Caldwell. Amy Sussman/AP Images for Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.


material represents the tremendous breadth of the collections and the richness of Native traditional and contemporary art. A free audio guide of the exhibition is available.


PUBLIC PROGRAMS:


WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: WOMAN I AM...RADMILLA CODY (Diné) Saturday, March 7 2 p.m. Diker Pavilion Radmilla Cody is an award-winning recording artist of traditional Diné songs and music, often performed in the Diné lan- guage. Cody, a survivor of domestic abuse, uses her personal experience to advocate strongly against the epidemic of violence against women.


Museum’s collections, the exhibition places Navajo jewelry-making within its historic context of art and commerce, illustrates its development as a form of cultural expres- sion and explores the meaning behind its symbolism. The Glittering World gallery store, located within the exhibition, complements the show and offers fine jewelry for sale.


CIRCLE OF DANCE Ongoing, Diker Pavilion Circle of Dance presents Native dance as a vibrant, meaningful and diverse form of cultural expression. Featuring 10 social and ceremonial dances from throughout the Americas, the exhibition illuminates the significance of each dance and highlights the unique characteristics of its movements and music. Each dance is showcased by a single


mannequin dressed in appropriate regalia and posed in a distinctive dance position. An accompanying media piece complements and enhances the mannequin displays. Presenting the range of dances featured in the exhibi- tion, this high-definition video captures the variety of the different Native dance movement vocabularies and the music that is integral to their performance.


INFINITY OF NATIONS: ART AND HIS- TORY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN


Ongoing, South Gallery This exhibition presents more than 700 works of art from throughout Native North, Central and South America. This unparal- leled assemblage of American Indian cultural


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STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, March 14 1 p.m. Resource Center/Education Classroom Listen to Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North by Michael Bania. Learn about snow goggles and make a pair to wear home.


THUNDERBIRD SOCIAL Saturday, April 18 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Diker Pavilion Join the Thunderbird Indian Singers and Dancers in this participatory social evening full of inter-tribal dances led by director Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago). Heyna Second Son Singers and Silvercloud Indian Singers are the invited drum groups.


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