Our Universe: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World

Where: National Museum of the American Indian – Washington, D.C.

When: Through late 2021

What: “Our Universes focuses on indigenous cosmologies—worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe—and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world. Organized around the solar year, the exhibition introduces visitors to indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere who continue to express the wisdom of their ancestors in celebration, language, art, spirituality, and daily life.” Text courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian. www.americanindian.si.edu. 

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Lakota model baby carrier with porcupine-quill embroidery, North or South Dakota, ca. 1880. Photo by Walter Larrimore, NMAI. Image courtesy of www.americanindian.si.edu. 

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