Locations in the United States & Canada
Here is a sampling of Native American Museums in the United States and Canada. Please also check your local telephone directories for additional information and sources. Canadian links are at the bottom of this list.
Alaska Native Heritage Center – Anchorage
Chugach Museum and Institute of History and Art – Anchorage
Huna Heritage Foundation – Juneau
Sealaska Heritage Institute – Juneau
University of Alaska Museum – Fairbanks
Yupiit Piciryarait Museum – Bethel
Apache Culture Center and Museum – Apache
Arizona Historical Society – Tucson
Arizona State Museum – Tucson
Deer Valley Rock Art Center – Phoenix
Gila Indian Center– Sacaton
Heard Museum – Phoenix
Huhugam Heritage Center – Chandler
Museum of Northern Arizona – Flagstaff
Pueblo Grande Museum– Phoenix
CALIFORNIA
Antelope Valley Indian Museum – Palmdale
Barona Cultural Center & Museum – Lakeside
California Indian Library Collections – Berkeley
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center – Santa Rosa
California State Museum – Sacramento
Chumash Interpretive Center – Thousand Oaks
Hoopa Tribal Museum – Hoopa
Maidu Interpretive Center – Roseville
Malki Museum – Banning
Marin Museum of the American Indian – Novato
Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum – Tahoe City, CA
Maturango Museum – Ridgecrest
San Bernardino County Museum – Redlands
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History – Santa Barbara
Southwest Museum – Los Angeles
COLORADO
Denver Art Museum – Denver
Koshare Indian Museum – La Junta
Museo de las Americas – Denver
Connecticut Archaeology Center
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center – Mashantucket
Florida Museum of Natural History – Gainesville
GRORGIA
Chieftains Museum – Rome
Bishop Museum – Honolulu
Polynesian Cultural Center – Honolulu
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian – Evanston
Native Americans Directory – Rock Island
Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures – Aurora
Mid-America All-Indian Center Museum – Wichita
Native American Heritage Museum – Highland
Pawnee Indian Village State Historic Site – Republic
The Ancient Dominions of Maine – The Ancient Dominions of Maine
Hudson Museum – Orono
Penobscot Nation Museum – Old Town
Plimoth Plantation – Plymouth
Nokomis Learning Center – Okemos
Ziibiwing Center – Mt. Pleasant
MINNESOTA
Little Feather Interpretative Indian Center – Pipestone
Mille Lacs Indian Museum – Mille Lacs
MONTANA
People’s Center Museum – Pablo
NEVADA
Dept. of Cultural Affairs – Carson City
Lost City Museum – Overton
Nevada Historical Society – Reno
Stewart Indian Museum – Carson City
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum – Warner
NEW MEXICO
Guide to Native American Museums of New Mexico
Maxwell Anthropology Museum at the University of New Mexico – Albuquerque
Millicent Rogers Museum – Taos
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture – Santa Fe
Poeh Center – Pojoaque Pueblo
Roswell Museum & Art Center – Roswell
The Portal at Palace of Governors – Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian – Santa Fe
NEW YORK
Akwesasne Cultural Center – Akwesasne
American Craft Museum – New York City
Iroquois Indian Museum – Howes Cave
New York State Historical Association – Cooperstown
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum – Salamance
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum – Southampton
NORTH CAROLINA
Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center – Hatteras Island
Museum of the Cherokee Indian – Cherokee
Rankin Museum of American & Natural History – Ellerbe
The Museum of the Native American Resource Center – Pembroke
NORTH DAKOTA
Fort Mandan – Washburn
OKLAHOMA
Ataloa Lodge Museum – Muscogee
Cherokee Heritage Center – Tahlequah
Cherokee National Museum – Tahlequah
Cherokee Strip Museum – Perry
Five Civilized Tribes Museum – Muscogee
Indian City USA – Anadarko
Museum of the Red River – Idabel
Osage Tribal Museum – Pawhuska
Red Earth Museum – Oklahoma City
Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center – Anadarko
Woolaroc Museum & Nature Preserve – Bartlesville
OREGON
High Desert Museum – Bend
Oregon State Archives
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute – Pendleton
The Museum at Warm Springs – Warm Springs
PENNSYLVANIA
American Indians and the Natural World – Pittsburgh
Lenni Lenape Historical Society/Museum of Indian Culture – Allentown
Pocono Indian Museum – Bushkill
RHODE ISLAND
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology – Providence
SOUTH DAKOTA
Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center – Chamberla
Sioux Indian Museum – Rapid City
Wounded Knee – Wall
TENNESSEE
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum – Vonore
TEXAS
Centennial Museum – El Paso
Houston Museum of Natural Science – Houston
WASHINGTON D.C.
Pacific Northwest Native Americans at the Library of Congress
National Museum of American History
National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Resources at the Smithsonian
WASHINGTON STATE
Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture – Seattle
Makah Cultural & Research Center – Neah Bay
Museum of History and Industry – Seattle
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture – Spokane
Yakama Indian Nation Cultural Center – Toppenish
Yakima Valley Museum – Yakima
WISCONSIN
Ancient Cultures of the Southwest – Beloit
The Menominee Clans Story – Stevens Point
WYOMING
Buffalo Bill Historical Center – Cody
CANADA
Canadian Canoe Museum – Peterborough, ON
Canadian Museum of Civilization – Gatineau, QU
Museum at Campbell River – Campbell River, BC
Museum of Anthropology – Vancouver, BC
Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology – Burnaby Mountain, B.C.
Nova Scotia Museum
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre – Yellowknife, NWT
Provincial Museum of Newfoundland & Labrador – St. John’s, NF
Royal Alberta Museum – Edmonton, AB
Royal British Columbia Museum – Victoria, BC
Royal Ontario Museum – Toronto, ON
Secwepemc Museum & Native Heritage Park – Kamloops, BC
Winnipeg Art Gallery – Winnepeg, MB
Woodland Cultural Center Museum – Brantford, ON