American Indian Museums

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
ARIZONA
Sherman Indian Museum – Riverside
Southwest Museum – Los Angeles

COLORADO
 
CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Archaeology Center
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center – Mashantucket

 
FLORIDA
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum (Seminole Tribe) – Clewiston
Florida Museum of Natural History
– Gainesville

 

GRORGIA
Chieftains Museum – Rome

 
HAWAII

Bishop Museum – Honolulu
Polynesian Cultural Center – Honolulu

 
ILLINOIS
Dickson Mounds Museum – Lewistown
 
INDIANA
 
KANSAS
 
KENTUCKY
Museum of Anthropology – Highland Heights
 
MAINE
Abbe Museum – Bar Harbor
The Ancient Dominions of Maine – The Ancient Dominions of Maine
Hudson Museum – Orono
Penobscot Nation Museum – Old Town
 
MASSACHUSETTS
 

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

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

 

Leave a Reply