Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Search Results

Collections Search Center
7,502 documents - page 1 of 376

Hazel Hertzberg recorded Interviews of Frank W. Parker and Helen L. Peterson

Creator:
Parker, Frank W.  Search this
Hertzberg, Hazel  Search this
Names:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Peterson, Helen L.  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Note:
Located in box 37 of the National Congress of American Indians audio and film recordings.
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Sound recordings
Date:
1975 June 17
Summary:
Includes Parker's recollections of preliminary efforts in the 1940s to plan a representative and effective pan-Indian organization; of the creation of the National Congress of American Indians and highlights of its history, 1952-1962, when Parker was actively affiliated with it, and Recording Secretary; and of a number of people involved in its initial and continuing stages. Also includes remarks by Helen Peterson, 1953-1961 Executive Director of the organization, concerning the threat of internal pressure to it.
Related Materials:
Other collections at the NMAI Archives Center that include information on the National Congress of American Indians include: National Congress of American Indians records,1933-1990 (NMAI.AC.010); Arrow, Inc., and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges records, 1949-1999 (NMAI.AC.013); James E. Curry papers, 1935-1955 (NMAI.AC.015); National Tribal Chairmen's Association records, 1971-1978 (NMAI.AC.014); Helen L. Peterson papers, 1944-1992 (NMAI.AC.016); Reuben Snake papers, 1971-1996 (NMAI.AC.012).
Provenance:
Gift of Hazel Hertzberg to the National Anthropological Archives, 1975. Transferred to the NMAI Archive Center, 2015
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Citation:
Hazel Hertzberg recorded Interviews of Frank W. Parker and Helen L. Peterson, 1975; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.082
See more items in:
Hazel Hertzberg recorded Interviews of Frank W. Parker and Helen L. Peterson
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv45eb30a79-88f8-40af-86aa-5f8ad107d5f3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-082

National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings

Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Names:
Delacruz, Joseph B.  Search this
Deloria, Vine  Search this
Harjo, Suzan Shown  Search this
Tonasket, Mel  Search this
Trimble, Charles E.  Search this
Extent:
24 Videoreels (1/2 inch)
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
3 Sound cartridges
1 Sound recording (dictaphone belt)
10 Videocassettes (VHS)
442 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
30 Videocassettes (U-matic)
713 Sound cassettes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Videocassettes (hi8)
Sound cartridges
Sound recordings
Videocassettes (vhs)
Sound tape reels
Videocassettes (u-matic)
Sound cassettes
Audiotapes
Audiovisual materials
Audiocassettes
Date:
1952-1997
Summary:
The National Congress of America Indians (NCAI), which describes itself as the oldest and largest American Indian and Alaskan Native organization in the United States, was founded on November 16, 1944, in Denver, CO and is still active today. NCAI was founded to serve as a link between individual tribal councils and the United States government but also aimed to educate the general public about Indians, preserve Indian cultural values, protect treaty rights with the United States, and promote Indian welfare. This collection of National Congress of America Indians Audio and Film Recordings contains materials created by and for NCAI to maintain a record of organizational proceedings and events between 1952 and 1997. Recorded in various formats, the bulk of this collection is on 1/4" open reel to reel tapes and sound cassettes. The events represented in this collection include annual and mid-year conventions, executive council meetings, congressional hearings, intertribal institutes and a variety of workshops and meetings regarding economic, civil and educational issues facing indian country.
Scope and Contents:
This collection of National Congress of America Indians Audio and Film Recordings contains materials created by and for NCAI to maintain a record of organizational proceedings and events between 1952 and 1997. Recorded in various formats, the bulk of this collection is on 1/4" open reel to reel tapes and sound cassettes. The collection also contains smaller numbers of EIAJ open reel videotapes, U-Matic, VHS and Hi-8 videocassettes and well as dictaphone belts and audio cartridges. The first series in this collection contains audio recordings from NCAI annual and mid-year convetions held in different locations all over the United States. The second series includes events hosted by NCAI or attended by NCAI representatives. These include executive council meetings, congressional hearings, intertribal institutes and a variety of workshops and meetings regarding economic, civil and educational issues facing indian country. Several larger events include the Arizona Intertribal Institute (1955), The National Indian Policy Conference (1974), LEAA Conference (1978), Environmental Protection Hearings and Seminars (1988) and the Senate Indian Affairs Special Investigations Subcommittee meetings (1989). A conference held in 1993 also documents the early history of NCAI with speakers such as Helen Peterson, John Rainer and Erma Hicks Walz.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into three series and chronologically within each series. Series 1: Annual and Mid-Year Conventions, 1953-1989, Series 2: Chronological Events, 1952-1997, and Series 3: Commercial Audio/Video, 1972-1989.
Biographical / Historical:
The National Congress of America Indians, which describes itself as the oldest and largest American Indian and Alaskan Native organization in the United States, was founded on November 16, 1944, in Denver, CO. NCAI was intended to serve as a link between individual tribal councils and the United States government, by defining and helping to crystallize Indian thought on the administration of Indian affairs. The Congress also aimed to educate the general public about Indians, preserve Indian cultural values, protect treaty rights with the United States, and promote Indian welfare.

At the first convention, delegates representing fifty tribes ratified the constitution and by-laws, drafted resolutions determining the direction of NCAI policy, and elected the organizations' first officers, with Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Napoleon B. Johnson (Cherokee) as president. The officers, as well as eight elected council members, formed the Executive Council. The Council chose the Executive Director; Ruth Muskrat Bronson (Cherokee) was the organization's first director, from 1944-1948. "Persons of Indian blood" could join the organization either as individuals or as groups. In 1955, however, the constitution was revised to restrict group membership to recognized tribes, committees, or bands, and to make the Executive Council chosen by tribal representatives. These changes gave control of the organization to governing bodies of organized tribes, rather than individuals. A further amendment that year created a five-member Executive Committee, headed by the president, which had all the powers of the Executive Council between council meetings.

Conventions have been held annually in the fall since the formation of the NCAI in 1944. Since 1977, mid-year conferences have been held in May or June of each year, to allow more frequent and thorough discussion of issues. The resolutions passed at these conventions are the basis for all policy of the Executive Committee and Executive Director between meetings. The conventions are also used for informational sessions and meetings of standing and special committees of NCAI. One or two-day workshops may also be held on special topics or Congressional issues of particular concern.

NCAI created a tax-exempt arm in 1949 to accept charitable contributions and apply for grants, the NCAI Fund, which soon changed its name to ARROW, Inc. By 1957, however, ARROW had split off to become an independent organization, and NCAI started a new arm, again called the NCAI Fund. In the coming decades, the NCAI Fund would obtain grants from sources including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs, Indian Health Service, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Ford Foundation, humanities councils and others, which they used for conferences, workshops, publications, and other projects.

In its early years, NCAI fought for the recognition of land claims of Alaska natives, the enfranchisement of Arizona and New Mexico Indians, the equitable settlement of tribal land claims, and the right of Indians to select their own attorneys. The NCAI lobbied vigorously for an Indian Claims Commission Bill, which became law in August 1946. NCAI's lobbying efforts on behalf of this act set the pattern for the organization's future role in legislative matters: keeping member tribes abreast of proposed legislation and ascertaining their views, and maintaining a presence in Congress through lobbying and testimony.

Beginning in 1954, the threat of termination pushed NCAI into a period of increased activity. Although some tribes were ready to terminate their relationship with the federal government, much of Indian Country felt threatened by the government's new stated policy. NCAI therefore organized an Emergency Conference of American Indians for February 1954 to protest this new termination policy. An agreement was forged at the conference between the NCAI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to work together toward slowly liquidating the BIA. The termination period of the 1950s and 1960s, while challenging, saw NCAI increase in confidence and political acumen.

During the 1960s, a number of other activist Indian groups sprang up and began to dilute the singular influence which NCAI had commanded. Newer, more militant groups often considered themselves at odds with NCAI, which was increasingly perceived as conservative. As the number of Indian advocacy groups grew in the 1960s and 1970s, however, NCAI actively partnered with other organizations, particularly the National Tribal Chairmen's Association (NTCA) and Native American Rights Fund (NARF), on a variety of projects.

Charles E. "Chuck" Trimble (Oglala Dakota) served as Executive Director of NCAI in 1972 until 1977, when he resigned to lead the United Effort Trust, a project designed to fight white backlash to Indian rights. NCAI spent most of the next two years trying to find another permanent director. In 1979, Ronald P. Andrade (Luiseno-Diegueno) joined NCAI and unfortunately found a group that was demoralized and underfunded. He was able to return the organization to good health but left in 1982. Si Whitman (Nez Perce), his successor, remained at NCAI for less than a year.

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne-Creek) became director of NCAI on May 1, 1984. Prior to taking this postions, she had served as Congressional Liaison for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior during the Carter administration and as legislative liaison for the Native American Rights Fund, as well as working for NCAI during the mid-1970s. Harjo was also an active and published poet, as well as a frequent speaker at events around the country. The National Congress of American Indians was particularly active on Capitol Hill while Harjo was director, advocating for government-to-government status, the Tribal Government Tax Status Act of 1983, repatriation legislation, and economic development programs, among other issues. Harjo was herself very involved in the establishment of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.

The NCAI Fund was very successful in receiving grants during this period, although they were chronically short of operating funds. Some of their most active projects during this period were the Indian and Native Veterans Outreach Program (INVOP), Inter-generational Health Promotion and Education Program (IHPEP), Environmental Handbook and related educational seminars, Solar Bank, nuclear waste disposal and transportation information sessions, and voter registration.

For years, NCAI's operating expenses had been funded by the Ford Foundation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). In 1985, the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, opposing the use of Federal monies to support outside organizations, began to block the payment for services due to the NCAI. This created a financial crisis from which the NCAI did not recover during Harjo's tenure, and it became the major issue for which she was not rehired in October 1989.

Following the 1989 Annual Convention, Wayne Ducheneaux (Cheyenne River Sioux) became President of NCAI and A. Gay Kingman (Cheyenne River Sioux) was appointed Executive Director. Their first efforts were focused on recovering the financial well-being of the organization, which meant that less attention was devoted to issues in Congress. One of the successful projects NCAI pursued during the next two years was organization and presentation of the Indian pre-conference of the White House Conference on Library and Information Science, which was held in early 1991.

The National Congress of American Indians is still active today, continuing its work of lobbying, support for tribal governments, and advocacy for American Indian issues.
Related Materials:
Other collections at the NMAI Archives Center that include information on the National Congress of American Indians include:

National Congress of American Indians records,1933-1990 (NMAI.AC.010)

Arrow, Inc., and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges records, 1949-1999 (NMAI.AC.013) James E. Curry papers, 1935-1955 (NMAI.AC.015) National Tribal Chairmen's Association records, 1971-1978 (NMAI.AC.014) Helen L. Peterson papers, 1944-1992 (NMAI.AC.016) Reuben Snake papers, 1971-1996 (NMAI.AC.012)
Provenance:
The National Congress of American Indians designated the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) as its official repository in 1976. It was transferred from NAA to the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center in 2006.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Civil rights  Search this
Indians of North America -- Economic conditions -- 20th century  Search this
Indians of North America -- Government relations  Search this
Indians of North America -- Social conditions -- 20th century  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Legislative hearings  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiotapes -- Open reel
Audiovisual materials
Audiocassettes
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.010.001
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv418f7d1de-5bd0-4621-8926-1c4a55579201
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-010-001

Chronological Events

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
294 Sound cassettes
7 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
27 Videocassettes (U-matic)
24 Videoreels (1/2 inch)
165 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Videocassettes (vhs)
Videocassettes (hi8)
Videocassettes (u-matic)
Sound tape reels
Date:
1952-1997
Scope and Contents:
Series 2: Chronological events contains recordings of events hosted or attended by NCAI members between 1952 and 1997. This includes executive council meetings, conferences, symposia, workshops and congressional hearings. NCAI frequently partnered with other organizations such as the Arizona Intertribal Council, American Indian Development (AID), American Indian Policy Review Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Native American Rights Fund. These organizations often held meetings in conjunction with NCAI some of which are reflected in this series. Several events of note include the Arizona Intertribal Institute (1955), The National Indian Policy Conference (1974), LEAA Conference (1978), Environmental Protection Hearings and Seminars (1988) and the Senate Indian Affairs Special Investigations Subcommittee meetings (1989). Additionally, many important Native American leaders and activists can be heard speaking on topics such as water rights, education reform, housing, energy planning, tribal government structure, jurisdiction and veterans affairs.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged chronologically. The undated materials are all listed at the end in alphabetical order.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.010.001, Series 2
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4cb0b9d95-e3fe-4af9-9ef2-acd18ebe48ec
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref1

Meeting

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
7 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 51-52
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Feb 25-28, 1954
Scope and Contents:
RR0045-RR0051
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44b699f1c-c318-45c8-9a96-a4af72aecf8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref10

Executive Council Meeting

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 63
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Apr 1960
Scope and Contents:
RR0215-RR0216
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv482b63c95-8d80-4bbe-9400-a0d4b1beb891
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref100

Annual Convention: Denver, Colorado

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
18 Sound tape reels (12 are use copies, 1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 62-63, 67
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Nov 14-17, 1960
Scope and Contents:
RR0195-RR0214, RR0270, RR0279; Use copies made in 1979.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 1: Annual and Mid-Year Conventions
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4e2a9faa0-79e5-4eec-b9e4-4b390f1ed5a3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref104

Informal Meeting

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound tape reels (2 use copies. Location of originals is unknown. , 1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 64
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Dec 27, 1960
Scope and Contents:
RR0217-RR0218; Use copies made 1978.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv426bd7984-d00c-4768-8455-fe53e4e5adfb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref113

September Meeting

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
3 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 64
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Sep 1962
Scope and Contents:
RR0219-RR0221
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4f24054e7-32a4-4653-a67d-aa0f7fb55d69
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref115

American Indian Development, Inc, Lectures

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
3 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 49
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
1963
Scope and Contents:
RR0008, RR0010-RR0011
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv40355743a-3aec-4962-8f51-08cb411f0bad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref117

Annual Convention: Lewiston, Idaho

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 49
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Sep 13, 1963
Scope and Contents:
RR0009
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 1: Annual and Mid-Year Conventions
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4177a2da6-661d-41d3-b8a8-46e4ecc981b0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref119

Beloit College Symposium: Reginald and Gladys Laudins, Vine Deloria

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
3 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 64
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Jan 14-15, 1966
Scope and Contents:
RR0222-RR0224
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv481f2afbb-a2b5-4c13-a92c-cfff1887610a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref121

AID Workshops

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
5 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 49
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
1968
Scope and Contents:
RR0012-RR0016
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4181245d9-d698-40fb-acee-c9f5ebc92714
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref125

American Indian Oral History Collection 13 (BIA)

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
Jul 8, 1968
Scope and Contents:
AC0021
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv45ceaa28f-3eda-45c0-a492-d9f06c03b488
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref129

AID Workshops

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
4 Sound tape reels (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 49, 64
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
1969
Scope and Contents:
RR0017-RR0018, RR0225-RR0226
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4f4952436-ba85-4df4-b9fc-53621fb8bd1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref131

Nez Perce War Dance Songs

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1970
Scope and Contents:
AC0022
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv411646869-9b6e-416e-bab9-bf0fd3f6b931
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref133

Nez Perce Drummers, War, Social Dances

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1971
Scope and Contents:
AC0023
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv46d5fc818-5a3a-4e0f-82e5-ed79c7d2837b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref134

Niche Conference

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Container:
Box 4
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
Feb 12, 1971
Scope and Contents:
AC0074-AC0075
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4c35ee44c-400c-49f2-92d6-83186bf6f157
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref137

Coins Meeting

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Container:
Box 4
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
Dec 15, 1971
Scope and Contents:
AC0072-AC0073
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv439f217bc-63a8-4a64-9f8b-4b7898e627dc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref139

Music of Louis Ballard Desert Trilogy

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (1/4" open reel)
Container:
Box 50
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
Apr 1, 1972
Scope and Contents:
RR0019
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / 3: Commercial Audio/Video
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv47e84968b-2a28-40c2-b757-625ed53ac1c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref141

Impact Survey Team #1

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette
Container:
Box 2
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
Nov 20, 1972
Scope and Contents:
AC0024
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Due to its fragile nature, this collection is closed to researchers until it has been digitized.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings, Box Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings
National Congress of American Indians Audio and Film Recordings / Series 2: Chronological Events
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4ef547abb-e7fa-4ada-8f7e-0a56d9c4dc90
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-001-ref142

Modify Your Search







or


Narrow By