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Discover Diné muralist Jesse Yazzie and the personal stories, Indigenous imagery, and resilience behind his public art in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kidnapping. Slavery. Forced labor. Brutal punishments. Columbus's own records and a Spanish royal investigation reveal a history rarely taught in classrooms. So why do we celebrate him?

Join MIP on November 14 in Prescott for an autumn evening featuring Indigenous dancers and singers, a five-course dinner, and a silent auction supporting the museum.

Fundraising helps the Museum of Indigenous People care for its collections, support Indigenous artists, expand educational programs, and prepare for a new Welcome Center. Learn how donations, memberships, volunteering, and planned gifts benefit the museum and the communities it serves.

A 2,000-year-old tattooing tool discovered in Utah reveals a long history of Indigenous body art in the American Southwest. Explore archaeological discoveries, traditional facial tattoos, and the continuing cultural importance of Indigenous tattooing.

For generations, Native people appeared in movies while others controlled the camera. Blackhorse Lowe is among the Indigenous filmmakers changing who gets to tell those stories.

Native and Indigenous artists have worked in film since its earliest years, often within stories controlled by others. Today, Native actors, writers, directors, producers, and film festivals are changing who tells these stories and how communities appear on screen.

Familiar places across Arizona and the Four Corners carry Diné names too. A sign at the Museum of Indigenous People offers another way to know the landscape and the people whose language continues to describe it.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day has particular meaning at MIP. Explore the history of the observance, the museum’s Smoki past, the 1990 Hopi protest, and the relationships helping shape the museum today.

Tsidil is a traditional Diné stick game connected to Changing Woman, the natural world and the Diné journey into the Fourth World. Educator Renae K. Walters uses the knowledge carried by the game to help students understand place value, rounding, addition and subtraction.