Currency of Culture: Native American Heritage
Courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian
ART HISTORY: The above Anishinaabe birchbark house, made in the late 19th or early 20th Century, is part of the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian.
New York is home to more than 40,000 Native Americans, more than any urban center in the country. We take a look at efforts to preserve Native American culture in the city – everything from music to dance to language.
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