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DIRECTOR’S LETTER


RESTORING BALANCE A two-decade collaboration with Tlingit people in Alaska has returned more than 70 items from Smithsonian collections to clans.


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TOGETHER WE LIFT THE SKY Through art, a collective of Black-Indigenous artists is advancing social justice.


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BLUNDERING TO PLYMOUTH When the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower four centuries ago, they knew far less about the local Indians than the Indians knew about them.


WINTER BOUNTY Even during a pandemic, Indigenous chefs continue to sustain their communities.


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A WOOLLY TALE Coast Salish people once used the hair of a now-extinct dog in their weavings. Today, they are reviving their nearly lost art.


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DETAIL OF E2124-0, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; PHOTO BY DONALD E. HURLBERT PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SIOUX CHEF


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