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Museum opening: Southeast Alaska Natives dressed in Chilkat robesand regalia march in a procession on the National Mall to mark theopening of the National Museum of the American Indian. From left are Fred Lauth of Tlingit-Haida Central Council; Sealaska Heritage Institute trustee Marlene Johnson; Sealaska Heritage Institute President Rosita Worl; Tsmishian artist David Boxley; Sealaska Chairman Rep. Al Kookesh, D-Angoon; Sealaska CEO Chris McNeil; Tlingit-Haida President Ed Thomas; and Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp. CEO Rod Worl. In the background is one of the museum buildings. Photo courtesy of Donald Gregory
W. Richard West Jr., a Southern Cheyenne and the director of the National Museum of the American Indian, left, and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., a Northern Cheyenne, participate in the dedication ceremonies. (Photo by J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / The Associated Press)
Tlingit storyteller and lecturer Jeri Nordstrom, aka KaNiekTlaa, and her son Shamseddin Williamsof the Raven clan attend The First Americans Festival procession on theNational Mall. Nordstrom was an invited artist for the festival, whichkicked off the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.(Photo by Ryan K. Morris)
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National Museum of the American Indian Opening - "The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian were absolutely regal in their appearance and being," said SHI President Rosita Worl,a founding and current member of the NMAI who helped guide the massiveconstruction project. "We made a definite national and internationalstatement about our survival and vitality as a People." News Article and Photos from Sealaska Heritage Institute
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