Explore Native American history and culture at the Museum of the American Revolution during Indigenous Peoples Weekend from Saturday, Oct. 11 – Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The weekend will include once-daily public programs led by living history interpreters, educator talks, a discovery cart, and more family-friendly activities.
Throughout the weekend, the Museum will be joined by Kehala Smith (Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan), Jordan Smith (Mohawk, Bear Clan), and Hallz Jimerson (Onondaga Nation, Bear Clan), who will share stories about their culture, costuming, and traditions and engage guests in a public program about the stories and traditions of their people.
They will also demonstrate and display culturally meaningful objects and materials, including woven baskets, slippery elm bark, and wampum belts, inside the Museum. Public programs will take place daily at 12:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
More than 250,000 Native Americans lived east of the Mississippi River during the Revolutionary era. They formed more than 80 nations and spoke dozens of languages. The decades of political turmoil and warfare that divided Great Britain and its colonies and led to the creation of the United States profoundly affected Native people. Use this gallery guide to explore their stories throughout the Museum and in the Virtual Museum Tour.