Museum of American Poetics Exhibits

American Indian Words Between Worlds

This exhibit highlights the cultural wisdom of American Indians working to bridge The Old Ways with those of modernity.

 

Atlas of Indian tribes, cultures & languages of the U.S
Atlas of Indian Tribes, Cultures & Languages of the U.S.
       
    Map of Linguistic stocks of American Indians
Maps of Indian Land Cessions in the United States
   
        Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act

U.S. –– Native American Treaties
       
     
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
 
  Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
     
      Edward Curtis Collection
Edward Curtis Collection
Indian Termination Policy
Indian Termination Policy
       
    American Indian Movement
American Indian Movement
   
        Red Power Movement
Red Power Movement
       
      Trail of Broken Treaties
Trail of Broken Treaties
 
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
   
    Paula Gunn Allen
Paula Gunn Allen
     
b: william bearhart

Gloria Bird
     
  Sherwin Bitsui
Sherwin Bitsui
       
    Black Elk
Black Elk
 
       
   
Kimberly M. Blaeser
 
Beth Brant
Beth Brant
     
  Trevino Brings Plenty
Trevino Brings Plenty
   
    Joseph Bruchac
Joseph Bruchac
Diane Burns
Diane Burns
   
     
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
     
     
Heather Cahoon
     
    Lorna Dee Cervantes
Lorna Dee Cervantes
Chrystos
Chrystos
     
    Allison Hedge Coke
Allison Hedge Coke

Laura Da'
       
         
 
Nora Marks Dauenhauer
     
        Vine Deloria, Jr.
Vine Deloria, Jr.
   
Natalie Diaz
   

Anita Endrezze
       
   
Heid E. Erdrich
 
Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich
       
       
Jennifer Elise Foerster
         
    Santee Frazier
Santee Frazier

Eric Gansworth

       
         
  Jewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez
     
     
Janice Gould
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
     
 
US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's Library of Congress Exhibit "Living Nations, Living Words: A Map of First Peoples Poetry"
   
       
Suzan Shown Harjo

Gordon Henry Jr.
       
     
Lance Henson
 
       
     
Sy Hoahwah
    Linda Hogan
Linda Hogan
 

LeAnne Howe
     
    Thomas Hubbard
Thomas Hubbard
 
Alex Jacobs
     
         
   
E. Pauline Johnson
   
     
Imaikalani Kalahele
Joan Kane
Joan Naviyuk Kane
     
       
  Maurice Kenny
Maurice Kenny
   
     
  Anishinaabekwe
Cecelia Rose LaPointe
 
Layli Long Soldier
Layli Long Soldier
   
     
Brandy Nalani McDougall
     
    Tiffany Midge
Tiffany Midge
       
 
Deborah A. Miranda
   
N. Scott Momaday
N. Scott Momaday
     
       
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
     
      Nora Naranjo-Morse
Nora Naranjo-Morse
 

Duane Niatum
       
       
Margaret Noodin
         
      Jim Northrup
Jim Northrup
 

Nila northSun
       
       
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen
    dg okpik
dg okpik
   
Sara Marie Ortiz
Sara Marie Ortiz
     
       
  Simon Ortiz
Simon Ortiz
   
     
Elise Paschen
     
  Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier

Craig Santos Perez
     
     
Mahealani Perez-Wendt
 
Tommy Pico
   
   
Alexander Posey

Henry Real Bird
     
   
Marcie Rendon
 
       
 
Cathy Tagnak Rexford
   
Wendy Rose
Wendy Rose
     
     
Buffy Sainte-Marie
     
  Cheryl Savageau
Cheryl Savageau
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800-1842)
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
       
   
Kim Shuck
   
         
      Cedar Sigo
Cedar Sigo
  Leslie Marmon Silko
Leslie Marmon Silko
     
     
Jake Skeets

M.L. Smoker
     
   
James Thomas Stevens
 
 
Denise Sweet
   
   
Lehua Taitano
Mary Tallmountain
Mary TallMountain
   
  Margo Tamez
Margo Tamez
Luci Tapahonso
Luci Tapahonso
   
     
 
Laura Tohe
 
     
    John Trudell
John Trudell
Gerald Vizenor
Gerald Vizenor
   
  Anna Lee Walters
Anna Lee Walters
      Roberta Hill Whiteman
Roberta Hill Whiteman
     
 
Tanaya Winder

Karenne Wood
   
     
 
Elizabeth Woody
   
     
  Ray Young Bear
Ray Young Bear
 
     
Ofelia Zepeda
Zitkala-Sa
Zitkala-Sa