5 ways to celebrate Native American History Month

Written ByLe'Ana

Le'Ana is An Artist, creative, and an Ojibwe Indian from the L'Anse Indian reservation. She is a painter of the enduring Native American spirit. Helping you celebrate and preserve the traditions and the legacy of Indigenous people and ways of life.

A few things you could do this week to celebrate Native American History Month. I’m on episode 2 of Native American on PBS; it is excellent so far. I love it when Indigenous people get to tell their own story. We are such a diverse group of people with different languages, cultures, and ways of life. I read 1491 many years ago and loved it. The land I currently have my home and studio on was once apart of the Council of three fires territory. The council of three fires or the people of the three fires are the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ottawa (or Odawa) and the Potawatomi of North America. As far as attending the museums on the list, I have been to #1,6 and 7.

PBS 2018 show Native American
Check out and Read 1491 by Charles C. Mann. see reviews here
Research local history and discover what tribes called the land you occupy as home.
Donate to the American Indian College Fund, here.
Attend an art museum, a gallery that shows art made by Native Americans
1. National Museum of the Ameican Indian
2. The Heard Museum
3. The Denver Art Museum
4. Portland Art Museum
5. Seattle Art Museum
6. The Met Museum
7. The Institute of American Indian Art