DAILY unless otherwise noted.

(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.

DAILY unless otherwise noted.

(2005, 13 min.)U.S. In September 2004, thousands of Native peoples 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.

Sorry, this program has been cancelled.

Acclaimed contemporary artist Harry Fonseca (Nisenan/Maidu/ Hawaiian/Portuguese) will share his vision and influences to explore the issue of identity through his own artistic interpretation. Fonseca is a recipient of the 2005 Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN.

Discussion to follow the lecture.

(85 min.) This new play about betrayal and choice is based on Ms. Glancy's novel, Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea. This is the story of Lewis and Clark's 1804 – 1806 Corps of Discovery expedition as seen through the eyes of Sacajawea and York – the young Shoshoni woman and the black slave, respectively, who courageously traveled to the sea and back on a perilous journey of the heart.

No intermission. Brief discussion with theater company to follow each program.

(30 min.) Listen to Rabbit and Trickster stories by Cherokee storyteller Joseph Stands With Many.

Two special performances for students, grades 5 and up!

(45 min.) An abridged version of the new play about betrayal and choice, which is based on Ms. Glancy's novel, Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea. This is the story of Lewis and Clark's 1804 – 1806 Corps of Discovery expedition as seen through the eyes of Sacajawea and York – the young Shoshoni woman and the black slave, respectively, who courageously traveled to the sea and back on a perilous journey of the heart. Directed by Randy Reinholz (Choctaw). Executive producers Randy Reinholz and Jean Bruce Scott.

Brief discussion with theater company to follow each program.

Reservations are required. For reservations and information, please call 888-618-0572.

*In the event of group cancellations, the theater program will be open to general audiences on a first-come, first-served basis.

(2003, 47 min.) Canada. Director: Marianne Jones (Haida). Producer: Jeff Bear (Maliseet). Produced in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. In English and Haida with English subtitles.

This documentary examines the life and art of Charles Edenshaw (1839-1924), one of the North Pacific Coast's most prolific carvers. His descendants Robert Davidson, Carmen Goertzen, and Christian White, celebrated artists in their own right, discuss his legacy as Haida elders have passed it down to them.

Introduced by director Marianne Jones.

A Thousand Roads11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Welcome Home 12:30 p.m.

(2003, 47 min.) Canada. Director: Marianne Jones (Haida). Producer: Jeff Bear (Maliseet). Produced in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. In English and Haida with English subtitles.

This documentary examines the life and art of Charles Edenshaw (1839-1924), one of the North Pacific Coast's most prolific carvers. His descendants Robert Davidson, Carmen Goertzen, and Christian White, celebrated artists in their own right, discuss his legacy as Haida elders have passed it down to them.

Introduced by director Marianne Jones.

Monday Film Screenings

Welcome Home 10:30 and 12:30 WH
A Thousand Roads 11:30 and 1:30

Marven Tallio was born in Bella Bella, in British Columbia, Canada. He is a member of the Bella Coola Nation, also known as Nuxalk, and takes the Killerwhale, Grizzly Bear, and Eagle as his family crests. Tallio began carving small plaques as a youngster, and studied jewelry design under Northwest Coast master artist Derek Wilson (Haisla). He is versed in all mediums of design including originals, printmaking, silver and gold design and wood carving.

Duane Champagne (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), a professor of sociology and American Indian studies at UCLA, has written extensively on issues of social and cultural change in both historical and contemporary Native American communities, including Cherokee, Tlingit, Iroquois, Delaware, Choctaw, Northern Cheyenne, Creek, and California Indians. Among his many publications are Native America: Portraits of the Peoples, The Native North American Almanac, and Social Change and Cultural Continuity Among Native Nations.

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muskogee) is the moderator. Reception and book signing follow the program.

For evening program, please enter the museum at the south entrance on Maryland Avenue near 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW.

Live Webcast, http://smithsonian.tv/museums/nmai/index.htm

Welcome Home 10:30, 12:30, and 4:30
A Thousand Roads 11:30

No film screenings today.

Join us in the theater today for rehearsals for a concert to be held Saturday, April 29, featuring 21st Century Consort.

The public is invited to quietly observe the rehearsals. Come and go as you please!

About 21st Century Consort:
The 21st Century Consort, with soprano Lucy Shelton, will perform in NMAI's Elmer and Mary Louise Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian. The program, entitled "Near Myth," will feature music by American Indian composer Louis Ballard (Quapaw) and works by Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Wernick, Jon Deak, and Thomas Flaherty. Each piece of the program is related in some way to myths or mythology.

Welcome Home 10:30 and 12:30
A Thousand Roads 11:30

The 21st Century Consort, with soprano Lucy Shelton, will perform in NMAI's Elmer and Mary Louise Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian. The program, entitled "Near Myth," will feature music by American Indian composer Louis Ballard (Quapaw) and works by Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Wernick, Jon Deak, and Thomas Flaherty. Each piece of the program is related in some way to myths or mythology.

Wernick's "In Praise of Zephyrus" invokes the Greek god of the west wind. Jon Deak will provide his own delightful take on the fairy tale of "Rapunzel." The titles of Louis Ballard's "Four American Indian Piano Preludes" are OMBASKA (Daylight), TABIDEH (The Hunt), NIKATOHEH (Love Song), and TO'KAH'NI (Warrior Dance). Thomas Flaherty's "When Time Was Young" is a setting of poems by Edward Weismiller that transport us to a past that is part myth and part reality, and Harrison Birtwistle's "Ring a Dumb Carillon," a setting of Christopher Logue's poem, "On a Matter of Prophecy," evokes a unique, imaginative mythological world of its own.

A pre-concert discussion with the composers and Artistic Director Christopher Kendall will take place at 4 p.m. A reception will follow the concert.

Ticket information: General Admission, $22; Smithsonian Resident Associates and NMAI members, $18; Senior Members, $16. Tickets may be purchased by calling 202-357-3030 or by visiting The Smithsonian Associates website at: http://residentassociates.org/perf-arts/consort.asp

Sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates and the National Museum of the American Indian.

The Lecture series explores museum-related and issue-based topics related to Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Please join us for a presentation followed by a discussion.

Helio Gutierrez (Nahuatl) is a master ceramic artist from the pueblo of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua. His work utilizes geometric images embossed in relief to create delicate textures. Helio will demonstrate the various stages of his pottery-making process.

Presented with the assistance of Smithsonian Business Ventures.

Join us for the Indian Summer Showcase- a new, free outdoor concert series outside the museum's main entrance on the Welcome Plaza. Presented twice a month from May through August, the series presents Native talent from throughout the Americas through music, song, humor, and more.

From the Mexican state of Chiapas, Na'rimbo combines the distinctive sound of the marimba (an instrument with roots in the Chiapas region) with Latin rhythms and jazz. Cosponsored by the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Mexico in celebration of Cinco de Mayo.

The Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe will offer light refreshments and beverages. *Rain location: Potomac Atrium.

Learn about the Hawaiian tradition of making leis and make your own Hawaiian flower bracelet to take home. In this room, you can also choose from several children's books and read a story about Hawai'i.

Discover the art of making Hawaiian dugout canoes, as well as other Native boat building traditions. Visit the Welcome Desk the day of your visit for more information.

Join us in a celebration of Hawai'i! Watch the Halau Ho'omau I ka Wai Ola O Hawai'i School present Hawaiian culture and values through dance � and then join in the fun, too. Learn about Hawaiian boat making traditions, make a flower bracelet, see a movie, or read a story.

Performance: Halau Ho'omau, Potomac Atrium, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Film: TBD, Rasmuson Theater, First Level
Teaching Cart: Native boat making, Balcony, Fourth Level
Activity: Flower bracelets and stories, Education Workshop 3010, Third Level, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S'Kallam) is an accomplished artist and storyteller whose work focuses on the Salish Tribes of the North Pacific Coast/Puget Sound region. He has received several arts and heritage grants to pass on his traditional knowledge to schools in Washington State. He has dedicated many years to early childhood development through the medium of storytelling. "Dog and Wolf," "Beaver and Field Mouse," and "Coyote" are among the stories that were passed down to him.

Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S'Kallam) is an accomplished artist whose work focuses on the Salish Tribes of the North Pacific Coast/Puget Sound region.

Join us for the Indian Summer Showcase- a new, free outdoor concert series outside the museum's main entrance on the Welcome Plaza. Presented twice a month from May through August, the series presents Native talent from throughout the Americas through music, song, humor, and more.

The renaissance of Native Hawaiian culture has brought new attention to the strength and beauty of Hawai‛i's traditions, in particular to the beauty of music and dance preserved by master teachers called Kumu Hula. Even as more Hawaiians have moved to the mainland, teachers like Manu Ikaika, who was born and raised in Honolulu, have kept their traditions strong. Alexandria-based, but with their hearts in Hawai‛i, the musicians and dancers of Halau Ho'omau bring to life Hawaiian chant, ancient and contemporary hula, and instrumental music. Presented in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

The Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe will offer light refreshments and beverages. *Rain location: Potomac Atrium.

LeAnne Howe (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) writes fiction, creative non-fiction, plays, poetry, and screenplays that primarily deal with American Indian experiences. She has read her fiction and been an invited lecturer in Japan, Jordan, Israel, Romania, and Spain. Founder and director of WagonBurner Theatre Troop, her plays have been produced in Los Angeles, New York City, New Mexico, Maine, Texas, and Colorado.

Currently teaching at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Howe has been a visiting professor at Carleton College, Grinnell College, Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, Wake Forest University, and the University of Cincinnati. In 2003 she was the Louis D. Rubin Jr. writer-in-residence at Hollins University, Roanoke, Va., and the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies.

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muskogee) is the moderator. Reception and book signing follow the program.

For this evening program, please enter the museum at the south entrance on Maryland Avenue near 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW.

Live Webcast, http://smithsonian.tv/museums/nmai/index.htm

Daniel Ramirez is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. In memory of his mother, he has dedicated himself to becoming the best painter of contemporary woodland images. He is an award-winning painter, celebrated internationally for his work in watercolors and acrylics, and for his drawings in charcoal and pastels.

Join Abenaki author Joseph Bruchac, as he reads from his books, Geronimo (Scholastic Inc., 2006), Wabi (Dial, 2006), and Jim Thorpe, Original All American (Dial, 2006). Bruchac has written more than 70 books for adults and children about Native cultures, including traditional tales of the Adirondacks and Native peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands.

Book signing to follow program. Several books by Bruchac will be available for sale.

Join us for the Indian Summer Showcase- a new, free outdoor concert series outside the museum's main entrance on the Welcome Plaza. Presented twice a month from May through August, the series presents Native talent from throughout the Americas through music, song, humor, and more.

Clan/destine
Clan/destine perform energetic rock, acoustic, and reggae sounds with the spirit of Native traditions. They have performed throughout the United States, Germany, Australia, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and have three CDs to their credit: Amajacoustic (Rezdawgs Inc., 2000), Deeply Rooted (Rezdawgs Inc., 1999), and Clan/Destine (Canyon Records, 1996).

Light refreshments and beverages available from the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe. *Rain location: Potomac Atrium.

Join us for the Indian Summer Showcase- a new, free outdoor concert series outside the museum's main entrance on the Welcome Plaza. Presented twice a month from May through August, the series presents Native talent from throughout the Americas through music, song, humor, and more.

Siblings Larry, Lenny, Tony, Vince, Charlotte, and Mary, perform contemporary acoustic jazz that blends both Native and non-Native musical traditions. Utilizing sax, bass, piano, drums and percussion, and a highly unique vocal style, the spirit of their tribal heritage infuses the performance of their original work.

Light refreshments and beverages available from the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe. *Rain location: Potomac Atrium.