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Guest Editor's Remarks

Guest Editor's Remarks Guest Editor’s Remarks Critical Engagements with the nmai amy lonetree On September 21, 2004, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (nmai) opened on the National Mall in Washington dc to great fanfare and publicity. Indigenous peoples from throughout the hemisphere came together to celebrate the opening of an institution more than fifteen years in the making. According to one estimate more than eighty thousand people came to the opening ceremonies. The enthusiasm in the air, during both the opening ceremonies and the six-day First American Festival that followed, was palpable. I can honestly say that I have never seen so many Native people in one place. For more than a week we made our presence known in Washington dc. Everywhere you went —walking on the streets, in restaurants, at your hotel, at the museums, at the historical monuments throughout the city — Native people were there. It was a time to celebrate, to honor both the Indigenous past and present, to spend time with family, and to get reacquainted with old friends and make new ones. During the time of the initial celebration and since, the museum has generated a great deal of attention, and many voices http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Indian Quarterly University of Nebraska Press

Guest Editor's Remarks

Lonetree, Amy.
The American Indian Quarterly , Volume 30 (3) – Sep 6, 2006
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Guest Editor’s Remarks Critical Engagements with the nmai amy lonetree On September 21, 2004, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (nmai) opened on the National Mall in Washington dc to great fanfare and publicity. Indigenous peoples from throughout the hemisphere came together to celebrate the opening of an institution more than fifteen years in the making. According to one estimate more than eighty thousand people came to the opening ceremonies. The enthusiasm in the air, during both the opening ceremonies and the six-day First American Festival that followed, was palpable. I can honestly say that I have never seen so many Native people in one place. For more than a week we made our presence known in Washington dc. Everywhere you went —walking on the streets, in restaurants, at your hotel, at the museums, at the historical monuments throughout the city — Native people were there. It was a time to celebrate, to honor both the Indigenous past and present, to spend time with family, and to get reacquainted with old friends and make new ones. During the time of the initial celebration and since, the museum has generated a great deal of attention, and many voices

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The American Indian Quarterly – University of Nebraska Press

Published: Sep 6, 2006

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