Hartman H. Lomawaima (November 11, 1949 – July 8, 2008) was a

Hopi The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...

museum director. He served as the fifth director of the Arizona State Museum, and was the first Native American to hold the position. He also was the first Native American to hold a position as director of a state agency in Arizona, and was on the board of trustees for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Lomawaima was a

born in the village of Supawlavi on Second Mesa, Arizona. He graduated from

Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state. ...

, and did his graduate work at Harvard University. Lomawaima first job was as a senior administrative officer at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley. He and his wife,

Tsianina Lomawaima K. Tsianina Lomawaima (born 1955) is an interdisciplinary researcher of Indigenous Studies, anthropology, history, and political science. She is a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. She specializes in th ...

, subsequently moved to the University of Washington, where he taught. In 1984, Lomawaima became the associate director at the Arizona State Museum, and professor of American Indian studies at the University of Arizona. He was appointed interim director of the museum in 2002 upon the resignation of the previous director and became the permanent director in 2004.

External links

* accessed July 11, 2008
Brosseau, Carli (July 10, 2008) "AZ museum director Lomawaima dies" ''Tucson Citizen''
accessed July 11, 2008
Arizona State Museum Website (July 10, 2008)

Allen, Lee (July 21, 2008) "Holy Road: Native cultural icon Hartman Lomawaima dies at 58" ''Indian Country Today''
accessed July 28, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomawaima, Hartman H. 1949 births 2008 deaths Directors of museums in the United States Northern Arizona University alumni Harvard University alumni University of Washington faculty University of Arizona faculty