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EXHIBITIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast
February 3, 2006–January 2, 2007
Opening September 21, 2004
Opening September 21, 2004

EXHIBITIONS IN NEW YORK
January 29, 2005–April 9, 2006



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2006
FILMS
NMAI Signature Film A Thousand Roads
January 3, 2006–March 18, 2006, 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30
Daily
Washington DC
Rasmuson Theater

(2005, 43 min.) U.S. Director: Chris Eyre (Cheyenne/Arapaho). Writers: Scott Garen and Joy Harjo (Mvskoke/Creek). Produced by Barry Clark and Scott Garen for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Executive Producer: W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne).

An emotionally engaging film, A Thousand Roads is a fictional work that illustrates the complexity and vibrancy of contemporary Native life by following the lives of four Native people living in New York City, Alaska, New Mexico, and Peru. Free. No tickets required. For ages 12 and up.

FILMS
Daily Film Welcome Home
January 3, 2006–March 18, 2006, 12:30 and 2:30
Daily
Washington DC
Rasmuson Theater

2005, 13 min.) U.S. In September 2004, thousands of Native community members from throughout the Western Hemisphere and non-Native supporters gathered to celebrate the Grand Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. Welcome Home captures the spirit and energy of the historic Native Nations Procession and other celebratory events.

TOURS, TALKS & LECTURES
Cultural Interpreter Discussions
February 1, 2006–April 28, 2006, 2 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
New York
Information Desk
Every business day at 2 p.m., meet with a Cultural Interpreter for a discussion about the museum's exhibitions and Native Cultures. Inquire at the Information Desk for more details.