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The Museum of the American Indian (formerly the Marin Museum of the American Indian) was founded in 1967 and is located in
Novato, California Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. History What is now Novato was originally the site of several Coast Miwok ...
, U.S. Situated on the site of a former
Coast Miwok Coast Miwok are an indigenous people that was the second-largest group of Miwok people. Coast Miwok inhabited the general area of modern Marin County and southern Sonoma County in Northern California, from the Golden Gate north to Duncans Poi ...
settlement. The museum is within the of
Miwok The Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) are members of four linguistically related Native American groups indigenous to what is now Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwok languages in the Utian family. The word ...
Park in northern Marin County.


History

Founded in the 1967, after the Novato High School Archaeology Club petitioned the Novato board of supervisors to lobby for an antiquities ordinance to ensure the preservation of the local artifacts and remains. The ordinance was approved. In May 1967, the Novato High School Archaeology Club published their official “Report on the Excavation of Marin – 374." This led to a write-up in the December 1967 issue of the magazine “
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.” Club member, Pete Moore advocated for a location to house the artifacts unearthed during the club's digs. In 1967, the Museum of the American Indian opened its doors.


About

Today, over 7,000 people visit the museum annually, including 4,000 school children from around the Bay Area. The museum collection includes Native American artifacts, paintings, photography, and more. The museum also hosts an annual Trade Feast in Miwok Park which features indigenous dancers, basket weaving and arrow head napping demonstrations, children's activities, native foods, and more. The Museum is open from 12:30 p to 4:30 p Friday through Sunday and hosts free activities throughout year.


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External links


Official website
Museums in Marin County, California Native American museums in California Buildings and structures completed in the 1960s Miwok Novato, California Native Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area {{NorthAm-native-stub