American Indian Museum Stands Out in Washington
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From its tawny, curving exterior to  the buffalo chili on its restaurant menu, the National Museum  of the American Indian aims to challenge expectations when it  opens next week.
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A tropical garden is opening in downtown Washington, brightly colored plants, warmth and humidity, and hundreds of butterflies fluttering around visitors. Best known for dinosaur bones and a giant stuffed elephant, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on Friday is opening a new, permanent, butterfly pavilion.
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Taiwan's National Palace Museum displays Chinese art and artifacts online.
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Navajo and Zuni Indians showed their support for Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry in traditional fashion, blessing him with eagle feathers said to chase away evil spirits at a Native American pow-wow here.
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In Washington and in the state capitals, interest groups have long chosen to ring government buildings with their own offices as a display of their clout and determination.
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California and Washington state are in the midst of a high-stakes, election-year showdown with American Indian tribes over casino gambling.
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Two shows of Incan and American Indian art in Chicago reveal the prehistoric past in their objects regardless of who speaks for them.
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The sand-toned, curved limestone walls of the new National Museum of the American Indian make it the most sensuous and serene structure on the Mall, a powerful and immediate sign
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WASHINGTON - The newly opened National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is what its director likes to call &quot;different.&quot; Unlike past museums set up by outsiders, this showplace is directed, curated, and staffed largely by native Americans.
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Native Americans from across the country are arriving in the nation&#39;s capital to celebrate today&#39;s opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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After fetching record prices in Australia, Aboriginal art is carving out a place on the art market in France, spurred by the opening last year of Paris&#39; Quai Branly museum of tribal arts.
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Thousands of native Americans --  some in buckskin and feathers, others in T-shirts and jeans --  joined a ceremonial procession on Tuesday to celebrate the  opening of the Museum of the American Indian.
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A new traveling exhibit gives a glimpse of Afghanistan's diverse cultural legacy, rescued from the Taliban's destruction
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By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- The forested view from Snoqualmie Falls, one of the state&#39;s top tourist destinations and an area sacred to the Snoqualmie Indians, has been preserved in a complex deal.
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The Choctaw Lady Warriors wore their basketball championship T-shirts, jeans and sneakers as they prepared to join Tuesday&#39;s procession celebrating the new National Museum of the American Indian.