NATHPO Announces New Online Museum Courses Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) has expanded the National Native Museum Training Program. Tribally operated museums are primarily developed with the mission to preserve, perpetuate, and revitalize the cultural and historic heritage of native peoples. NATHPO was awarded $260,498 to be matched by $287,568 in non-federal funds and services and was only one of seven (7) grant awards made in the 21st Century Museum Professionals program. click here to read the Press Release click here to view and apply for online courses   NATHPO Receives Grant From The Getty Foundation To Support Tribal Museums The Getty Foundation in Los Angeles has announced a grant to the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (“NATHPO”) of $125,000 to support the “National Native Museum Training Program,” which provides training and leadership development opportunities for the directors and staffs of Indian tribes’ museums and cultural centers.  Goals of this four-year initiative are to provide a variety of training and leadership opportunities for tribal museum directors, as well as current and future tribal museum personnel, by offering two directors’ seminars, four skills workshops, and up to twenty (20) national fellowships. Click here for more information

NATHPO's History of Working With Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers 2008 Tribal Museum Leadership Institute Brochure 2008 Tribal Museum Leadership Institute Application 2007 NATHPO Announces NEA grant 2006 NATHPO Announces IMLS grant 2006 National Meeting of Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers Meeting Packet 2006 National Meeting of Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers Meeting Agenda Tribal Museum News Archives

 

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Institue of Museum and Library Sciences

• Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services
• Native American Library Services: Basic Grants with Educational/Assessment Option
• Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants

The Smithsonian Institution

• The National Anthropological Archives collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the discipline. Its collections represent the four fields of anthropology – ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology – and include manuscripts, fieldnotes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars.
• National Museum of the American Indian
  The National Museum of the American Indian, established by Congress in 1989, is dedicated to the preservation, exhibition and study of the life and culture of Native Americans. It is one of the museums of the Smithsonian Institution, an independent trust of the United States. The website offers information about exhibits, events, educational programs, repatriation and has extensive links to other resources related to Native Americans.
• National Museum of the Natural History
  Information on repatriation at this museum.

Resources

2007 Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference

2004-2005 IMLS Five State American Indian Tribal Libraries, Archives and Museums Project

"Tribal Museums in America" (2003)

 

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