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Gabrielle Tayac
Gabrielle Tayac is a historian and curator at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. She is a member of the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, Piscataway Indian Nation, a state-recognized tribe in southern Maryland. Tayac is active in matters of Native American civil rights, Indigenous land and water rights as well as Tribal sovereignty in the United States, U.S. government treaty compliance. Early life and education Tayac was born in Greenwich Village, New York City. She received her BS in social work and American Indian studies from Cornell University in 1989 and her PhD in sociology from Harvard University in 1999. She is the niece of Piscataway Chief Billy Redwing Tayac. Professional life Tayac began her career at the National Museum of the American Indian as a research consultant in 1999. Previously, she had worked to develop a school curriculum that would present the complexity of native peoples and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of The American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. The museum has three facilities. The National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opened on September 21, 2004, on Fourth Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest. The George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum, is located at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City. The Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility, is located in Suitland, Maryland. The foundations for the present collections were first assembled in the former Museum of the American Indian in New York City, which was established in 1916, and which became part of the Smithsonian in 1989. On January 20, 2022, the museum announced Cynthia Chavez Lamar as its new director. Her first day in this position was February 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
