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National Museum of the American Indian - The George Gustav Heye Center
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National Museum of the American Indian - The George Gustav Heye Center

One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
United States

212-514-3700

Web site: http://www.nmai.si.edu

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An Evening with N. Scott Momaday (April 10 at 6:00pm)
N. Scott Momaday reads from Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun and The Moon in Two Windows.
N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) is a leading figure in American literature and is perhaps best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning House Made of Dawn. His newest work, Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun and The Moon in Two Windows has recently been released by the University of Oklahoma Press. ... (more)Mr. Momaday is a member of the Kiowa Gourd Clan, holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has recently been appointed Oklahoma Centennial Poet Laureate, 2007-2008.
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Storybook Readings and Workshop (April 12 at 12:00pm)
Listen to stories about the people of the Northwest Coast such as Storm Boy, written and illustrated by Paul Owens Lewis; Solomon's Tree, written by Andrea Spalding and illustrated by Janet Wilson and a story from the book Eagle's Reflection and Other Northwest Coast Stories by Robert James Challenger. ... (more)Afterwards, learn about Northwest Coast button blankets and make a button blanket hanging of your very own.
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Storybook Reading and Workshop (May 10 at 12:00pm)
Listen to stories about Native Hawaiians, including The Island Below the Star, written and illustrated by James Rumford; How Maui Slowed the Sun, by Suelyn Ching Tune and illustrated by Robin Yoko Burningham and Punia and the King of Sharks, adapted by Lee Wardlaw and pictures by Felipe Davalos. Following ... (more)the readings, learn about kapas and designs from Hawai'i; then make one of your very own.
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Storybook Reading and Workshop (June 14 at 12:00pm)
Join us for stories about the Native Americans from the Plains and their relationship with the environment. Excerpts from Cloudwalker: Contemporary Native American Stories by Joel Monture (Mohawk) and illustrated by Carson Waterman (Seneca); The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush retold and illustrated ... (more)by Tomie dePaola and Buffalo Dreams by Kim Doner. Afterwards, participate in a family art workshop.
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