Traveling Exhibits
Focus on Advocacy and Awareness
These exhibits are part of a series of traveling exhibits that focus on raising awareness of contemporary issues and hard histories that affect Native communities across the country. They are designed to make the most impactful and visually engaging experience for visitors in an efficient use of space. Each of the exhibits brings focus on a specific issue and highlights diverse voices from Native American communities. If your organization is interested in working with us to host an exhibit, please contact research@iaismusuem.org or fill out our contact sheet below.
When: Year round
Duration: 2-6 months
Space: Our exhibits are flexible to fit your space constraints
Exhibits Offered
“No Rest; The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirits”
“No Rest” focuses on the epidemic of Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirits in the United States. Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death for Indigenous women and girls aged 10-24 years old, and face murder rates more than 10X the national average for all ages. Four out of five Indigenous women report being subject to some sort of violence, with ninety-five percent of perpetrators in these situations being non-native. Within that context the National Crime Information Center has reported over 5712 cases of missing American Indian and Native Alaskan women while strikingly the Department of Justice’s missing persons database has only reported 116. No more missing, no more vanished sisters, no rest.
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“I is for Indian: Native American Identity Lost, Stolen, & Reclaimed”
“I is For Indian: Native American Identity Stolen, Sold, & Reclaimed” presents visual and ideological representations of Native American peoples throughout the past century and explores the effects of such stereotypes. Images, artifacts, and harmful tropes on display demonstrate just how pervasive they have been in American popular culture. “I is for Indian” allows visitors to reflect on this difficult history and ultimately proposes an alternative narrative of Native American self-expression and identity.
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“Uncivil Education: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in America”
With generous support from Historic New England, the Institute for American Indian Studies was able to adapt “Uncivil Education: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in America” into a traveling exhibit. “Uncivil Education” addresses the history of Federal Indian Boarding schools in America and the assimilationist policies that led to their creation. Drawing directly from first hand accounts and primary documentation, this exhibit uses lived experiences to tell the hard truth of life at boarding school at this time. Only once the devastating impacts of this history are acknowledged can this story be reframed as one of strength and resilience of Native individuals and communities against harmful, dominant forces.
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