Songkeepers (1999, 48 min.) US. Directors: Bob Hercules and Bob Jackson. Five distinguished traditional flute artists - Tom Mauchahty-Ware, Sonny Nevaquaya, R. Carlos Nakai, Hawk LittleJohn, Kevin Locke – talk about their instrument and their songs and the role of the flute and its music in their tribes.

Visit the Paawats Family Activity Room, which is part of the Listening to Our Ancestors exhibition. Paawats means "bird's nest" or "place where learning takes place" in the language of the Nuu-chah-nulth people. In this part of the gallery, you can handle fishing tools, practice weaving, play a matching game, learn a story, and try lots of other fun act ivities!

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Showtimes and titles screened are subject to change. For more information, please stop by the Information Desk the day of your visit.

How the Rabbit Lost His Tail (2003, 8 min.) US. Producer: Joseph Erb (Cherokee). Director: Brandee Beaver, Marcus Duvall, Natalie Roberts, Darren Rock, and Kryston Salsman. Produced by: the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Tahlequah. In Muscogee Creek with English subtitles. Muscogee Creek students at the Morris High School make a claymation of a traditional story telling how Rabbit lost his tail.

How the Redbird Got His Color (2003, 4 min. Animation) US. Producer: Joseph Erb (Cherokee). Produced by: The American Indian Resource Center, Tallequah, OK. In Cherokee with English subtitles. A claymation by Cherokee students tells a traditional story of a kind deed rewarded.

Mapohiceto/Not Listening (2003, 5 min.) US. Producer: Joseph Erb (Cherokee). Produced by: American Indian Resource Center, Tahlequah
In Muscogee Creek with English subtitles. A memorable Muscogee Creek story about a boy who doesn't listen is told through clay animation made by students of Ryal School.

(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.

Film schedule subject to change.

Snow Snake: Game of the Haudenosaunee (2006, 6 min.) U.S. Produced by the NMAI Resource Center, George Gustav Heye Center. Featuring master snow snake maker and player Fred Kennedy (Seneca), this video introduces the lively traditional game that's played today by Iroquois men in competitions throughout Iroquois Country.

House of Peace (1999, 29 min.) U.S.Cathleen Ashworth. Producer: G. Peter Jemison (Seneca) for the Friends of Ganondagan. Ganondagan, a 17th-century Seneca town destroyed in 1687 by the French, became a New York State Historic Site in 1987. This video portrays Ganondagan's tragic end through Seneca eyes, and celebrates the completion of a Seneca bark longhouse at the site.

Messenger (2004, 26 min.) U.S. Director: Joseph Erb (Cherokee). An owl heralds the death of a loving father. Afterwards, his grieving daughter marries a mysterious hunter, bringing more misfortune to the family. In Cherokee with English subtitles.

(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.

Film schedule subject to change.