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NATIVE VETERANS PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITION
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL November 11 Commemorate Veterans Day and honor Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiians who have served in the U.S. armed forces with a virtual opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial. This video tribute will recognize Native veterans and will share a first look at the National Native American Veterans Memorial. Visit
AmericanIndian.si.edu for updates.
“WHY WE SERVE” EXHIBITION Beginning in November Through more than 40 images and a brief film, “Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces” covers the past 250 years of Native American military service. Visit
AmericanIndian.si.edu.
Sergeants Sam Stitt (Choctaw) and Chuck Boers (Lipan Apache), who discovered a shared Native heritage while serving in the U.S. Army, pose next to their artwork in An Najaf, Iraq, in 2004.
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CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR ALEXANDRA HARRIS November 12, 2 p.m. EST Join NMAI Senior Editor Alexandra Harris, co-author of “Why We Serve: Native Ameri- cans in the United States Armed Forces,” for a discussion about identity and stereotypes about Native people serving in the military as well as remarkable traditions of peace and war within American Indian communities. Visit
AmericanIndian.si.edu for updates.
ONLINE RESOURCES
NATIVE WORDS, NATIVE WARRIORS Part of NMAI’s NK360° educational resources, “Native Words, Native Warriors” honors the remarkable legacy of code talkers who developed secret military communications based on their languages and significantly aided the Allied victories during World Wars I and II. Available late October. Visit
AmericanIndian.si.edu/NK360.
TELL YOUR STORY The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center collects, preserves and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear their stories and better understand the reali- ties of war. In partnership with NMAI, the project preserves the unique stories of Native men and women who have served in the military through interviews, correspondence and photo- graphs. Listen to their stories and learn how you can contribute your own at
loc.gov/vets.
PHOTO BY JOHANCHARLES “CHUCK” BOERS
DESIGN BY HARVEY PRATT/BUTZER ARCHITECTS AND URBANISM, ILLUSTRATION BY SKYLINE INK
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