The National Museum of the American Indian sincerely thanks the members of the Director’s Council of Friends and the Desert Sands Circle for their exceptional generosity, which has helped bring the museum’s work to people around the world.


Fred Zemke Marilyn Zimmerman Manuela Zoninsein Emil Zuberbueler and Russ Elder


Richard and Beth Zucker DESERT SANDS CIRCLE


David and Alicia Abell Nancy Abodeely Judy Adams Beryl Adcock Edward Agran Paulette Anen Bill Anoatubby Mary Beth Ansheles John Ates Marsha and Albert Badella Diana and Charles Bain Shelley and Charles Baker William Baker and Bayard Gordon


Shirley Barcus Lona Barrick Louise and Alston Barrow Fred and Melody Ann Bateman Richard Battle Breona Bean Rocky Beckett and Julie Thomas-Beckett


Wedad Belay Robert Belknap Caroline Belz Dale Benson Robert Benzin and Cathy Craig Linda Besant and Martha Goetsch


Ashley Bird Peggy Blitz George Blue Spruce Linda Burnes Bolton Marilyn Bottjer William Bowen Clayton Braatz Carole Bradford Roger and Kathy Brown Gary Brownell Carol Anne Browning Bruna Brylawski Mary Catherine Bunting Iona Calhoun Charlotte Cardey and Juliana Wells


Charles Carl Mary Carlson James Carron Fran Castro Reid and Irena Chambers Laura and Bryan Chippeaux Saweng and Margaret Choenschom


Sandra Cisneros Valeria Cohen Diane Collier Shana Bushyhead Condill Carol Cooper Donnette Cooper Reid and Martha Cooper Debra and Thomas Corbett Andrew Cosentino


Gayle Cramer and Paul Thompson


Katherine Cranson Jean and William Crocker Alison Crowther Jo Anna Dale Stephanie Stoll Dalton Norma Faye Davenport David Dearborn Aaron Devinsky William and Barbara Dewey Wesley Dias Michael Dill David and Suzanna Dressler Kimberley and Michael Drexler Jorge Duchicela Susan and Ronald Duncan Cynthia and Timothy Dunne Diane Dupre Margaret Eastman Jennifer and Thomas Eccles Gloria Echols Anne Efron Mary and Robert Elder Abigail Elias David Ellis Jeffrey Ellis Robert and Barbara Ells Joyce and David Evans Sharon Evans Jacqueline Fabrizzio Mary Ffolliott John Finerty Stephen Fischer Donald Fitch Joyce Flaherty Judith Flynn Mrs. Benjamin Fogler David Freeman William Freeman and Carolyn Robbins


Alan and Elizabeth Frigy Doreen Fuher Timothy Fullam Mary Gaitan Sophie Gangloff Carole Garand Gretchen Garnand John Garnett John Garretson Joseph Gastwirth Stella Gieseler Susan Gilliland Sylvia Giustina Lynne and William Glikbarg Elizabeth Gons Donald Goodyear Pamela Gordon Mary Gore Kevin and Anne Marie Gover Rudolf Graf Carole Haas Gravagno Philip Gray Patricia Griffin Elizabeth Griffith Elaine Grudzinski Terry Hagen Candace Haigler and Richard Blanton


Gerald Hannan Vivian Hare


Patricia and Carroll Harper Stan Hart Anita Harvey Judy Hatcher Janet Hecsh Linda Hefter Debbie and Steven Heida Joann Helm Ronald Lee Henry Dawson Her Many Horses James Hochadel Stephen Hohenwarter William Sanders Hoover Anthony Hopfinger Robert Hopper Sharol Hopwood Michael Howard John Humphrey Ira H. Hayes Memorial Library Carolyn Irish Troy Jacobs Jean Jeffries James and Cindy Jespersen Rick and Mitzi Johnson Portia Jones Virginia Jones Carla Kaatz Thomas Kailath Judith Salmon Kaur Margaret Keeton Dona Key Renate and Hoshang Khambatta Margaret Kiever Naomi King Edward Knox Alicia Kowalchuk Maribeth Kruempelman Nobuko Kuhn Johanne LaGrange John Lane Dale Larson Ramona Lawson John Leben David Lechuga Richard and Aii-Hwa Lee Kevin Lenahan Richard Lesure Berenice and John Levchuk Richard Leventhal Michael Lingo Susan Little Bob Lochte Alice Long Carroll Long Tanya Ludutsky Delmas and Roberta Luedke Carolyn Lukensmeyer Myles and Julie Lynk Christopher Lynnes and Patricia Czapp


Paul and Annie Mahon Sharon Majors-Lewis Sheila Maloney Jennifer Maria Freeman Mark James Markich and Kristie Clemons


Sherron and Nelson Marquina George Matt and Ana Navarro Peter Mayotte Fred McCurdy


Rebecca McDougall Constance McGeorge Susan McKee John and Leslie McQuown Mary Anne Mekosh Seamus Metress Florence Millar Marjorie Miller Marlene Miller-Dyke and Donald Dyke


Kimberly Mills Christine Modey Wayne and Susan Moreland Robert Mortensen John Muir Juanita Mullen Myra Munson Lucas Neas Robert Nisbet Austin Okie Deborah Olson John Olson Trinidad Ortega Gutierrez Jo Ann Osborne Kathryn O’Toole Dan Overgaard Lois Owens Carole Page Colette and Joseph Parsons Dennis and Deborah Patterson Thomas Patterson Deborah Payne Klint Peebles Leslie Petteys C. Juliet Pittman Willia Plunkert Joan Poliak Conrad Pope Gerry Port Freda Porter Jennifer Pritzker Caren Prothro Keith Pryor Paul and Joan Rahn John Reed Rebecca Reese Nancy Reifel and Marc Saltzberg C.P.A.C. Reynolds Elizabeth Reynolds Georgeanne Reynolds Mary Ellen Riedel Sheila and Walter Roberts Larry Roszman Donna Rowles Gloria Runyon Lisa Russell Louise Russell Lillian and Douglas Ryan James Sallis Elisa Sananman Karla Saunders and Paul Hill Colleen Scanlon Wilbur Scarborough Stephanie Schaefer Mary Davey Schambach Robert Schreck Richard Scully and Lee Alice Kimball


Barbara Selby Robert Sepcilka Nancy Sharpless Carolyn Shine S. B. Shinkle Jennifer Shintani Pamela Smith and John Nakahata


Valerie Smith Mary Lou Soller Langley Spurlock and Martin Tarratt


Bill Stefanech Patricia Stout Maura and Wes Studi Delores Sullivan Carolyn Summers Carolyn Schwartz Tager Cinda Celia Taylor Daniel Taylor Robert Taylor and Theodore Nowick


Thomas Teegarden Elaine and John Terrell Robert Thiebaut Diane Throop Donatella Tombaccini Barbara Tornow Dan Travanti Jennifer Whitener Ulrich Louis Unzelman Iyanla Vanzant James Voet Friederike von Starck David and Sharon Wade David and Chris Wallace Kenneth and Julia Walz Bob Ward Consuela Washington Peter Weigand Anita Corman Weinblatt Paul Wertsch Jacquelyn and John Wesolosky Patsy West Gwen Westerman James Wilken Leroy Williams Patricia Williams Stephen Williamson and Marta Williamson


Edward Wilson Mike and Mary Wilson Archie Wingfield Grant Winther James Wolfe Margarett Wood Dianne Wright Carole Zaima Tara Zantow Margaret Richardson Zedan Cynthia Zellmer Donald and Barbara Zucker


The giſts recognized here were made on or before December 31, 2021.


IMAGE | Three Washoe baskets (leſt to right): basket, circa 1900–1905, willow, 4.7” x 5.9”, 9/169; basket, Sandra Eagle (Pyramid Lake Paiute/Shoshone), Pyramid Lake Reservation, Washoe County, Nevada, 1995–2003, willow, shell, metal and glass beads, 26/4076; basket with lid, circa 1940s, western Nevada, willow and glass beads, 26/1393


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