Rhythm Roots | Bollywood and Indian Folk Dance

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Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon—The Path Forward 

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Kichwa Runa offering ceremony

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Rugao Puppet Art Troupe Performance

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Lunar New Year Celebration at the Field Museum

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Dr Bill Parkinson addresses visiting museum directors from Europe at the Field Museum opening of the First Kings of Europe exhibition in late March 2023.

First Kings of Europe in Budapest

Pink coneflowers in front of the Field Museum's north entrance on a sunny day with clear blue skies.

Make the Most of Your Summer Museum Visit

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The Rice Native Gardens at the Field use native prairie plants like coneflowers.

Make the Most of Your Museum Visit

Science Newsflash

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An Earlier Great Wall of China

Office of Culture and Engagement 

A three-quarter view of the front of the Maori Meeting HouseCarvings decorate the house’s walls and beams. At the apex of the gabled roof are two carved faces. One is Ruatepupuke, for whom this house is named.

Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II

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Maori Meeting House Ruatepupuke II

Bethany Johnson

Field Museum Establishes Endowed Legal Fellowship Honoring Cultural Heritage Law Pioneer Dr. Patty Gerstenblith

Field Museum debuts Chicago’s Legacy Hula the first exhibition to explore the migration of Native Hawaiians to Chicago

New Field Museum exhibition Chicago’s Legacy Hula anchors inaugural  Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

New exhibition sheds light on thriving traditional Samoan art in American Samoa

Field Museum Hosts Performances, Highlights Scientists for Latinx Heritage Month

Authentic 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age sword put on display at Field Museum

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Basket Making Discussion & Demo: Lorene Sisquoc and Kelly Church

Basket Making Demonstration with Lorene Sisquoc

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Teaching the Holocaust

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

National Register of Historic Places

Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

Native Truths Teacher Reference Guide

Karen Ann Hoffman on Stories

Why is it so Important for Us to Tell Our Stories? - Karen Ann Hoffman

Karen Ann Hoffman on Claiming Space

Karen Ann Hoffman on Art

Making Fry Bread with Chef Jessica Pamonicutt

Chef Jessica Pamonicutt Discusses Cooking and Fry Bread

Why is it Important for Us to Tell Our Stories? - Brian Vallo

Why is it Important for us to Tell Our Stories? - Kelly Church

Why is it Important for Us to Tell Our Stories? - Debra Yepa-Peppan

Karen Ann Hoffman- Native People are Still Here

Why Must We Tell Our Own Stories? - Ronnie Preston

Sky Woman

Jason Wesaw Speaks About his Art

Native Truths: Come Alive By Nicole Emmons

Our Voices, Our Stories

The Great Bear Hunt, narrated by Karen Ann Hoffman

Cultural Heritage: Chicago

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Cultural Heritage: Research

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Archaeological field survey in Shandong, China

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Cultures of the Pacific: Partnerships

Museum Loan Network: Pacific Instruments Collection

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RattleIdiophonePacific Musical InstrumentsShells (13), beads, fiber cordCat 1072.112266

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