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The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) is accepting applications from directors of tribal museums and cultural centers for their participation in a “Tribal Museum Leadership Institute” to be held the week of March 24, 2008. The mission of the Institute is to strengthen and support a network of committed and informed directors of tribal museums and cultural centers whose mission is to record, perpetuate and promote the arts, culture, history and heritage of American Indian tribes. Tribal Museum Leadership Institute Brochure
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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) 
