Native American Heritage Month 2026
November is National American Indian Heritage Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.
Holding Place: The Work of Alaskan Artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs
The tools, textures, and symbols of daily life in rural Alaska inspire this Indigenous artist to create works that tell layered stories of loss and resilience.
National Gallery of Art
Image credit: Copyright Rovaniemi Teide Museo / Adam Eronen Piper.
Smithsonian Native American Heritage Month Events and Resources
In November, celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcast episodes.
Smithsonian
Image credit: Smithsonian
Indigenous American Artists: Collection Connections
This guide introduces you to the variety of visual materials made by Indigenous American artists that you can find throughout the Prints & Photographs Division (P&P) collections. The entries represent nearly 220 artist prints and photographs by over 50 creators.
Library of Congress
Image credit: Edgar Heap of Birds, artist. Neuf for Modoc. Between 2001 and 2002. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress
This online research guide developed by the digital subgroup of the Native American Collections Working Group links to resources at the Library of Congress that relate to Native communities in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean.
Image Credit: Portrait from photograph by Fred E. Miller taken on the Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Reservation in Montana circa 1898-1910. (Source: National Museum of the American Indian, February 2022)
Native American Veterans
American Indians have eagerly served a government which did not always keep its word to their ancestors. They have volunteered to serve in conflicts from World War II to Iraq. Few encountered any overt prejudice while in uniform, but for all American Indian veterans, the honor of defending their country overrode all other considerations.
Library of Congress
Image credit: (Dan Akee (2004), Veteran's History Project)
National Endowment for the Humanities Teacher's Guide
This Teacher's Guide will introduce you to the cultures and explore the histories of some groups within the over 5 million people who identify as American Indian in the United States, with resources designed for integration across humanities curricula and classrooms throughout the school year.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Image credit: Long Walk Home—Gallup Downtown Murals—by Richard K Yazzir, 2005
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