The exhibit is produced in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read with the Central Arkansas Library System. The exhibit will be open through July 31, 2024. It is located in Fine Arts, Room 156.

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The Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is pleased to host the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces. Native Americans have served in our nation’s military since colonial times, and serve today at a higher rate in proportion to their population than any other ethnic group. Patriot Nations tells their story.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, September 6, 2018, from 4:00 to 6:00pm for light refreshments and a gallery talk. The exhibit will be on display September 5, 2018, through November 30, 2018, Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. For more information, call 501-916-3336.

Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces was produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The exhibition was made possible by the generous support of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

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Topics include Indian Boarding Schools as Recruitment Centers and Comanche Code Talkers of World War I. Additional speakers will discuss the Choctaw Code Talkers and Osage involvement during the war.

The symposium is free and a light lunch will be provided. Teachers can earn up to four (4) professional development hours through attendance. Afternoon entertainment will feature songs of World War I by the Conway Women’s Chorus. At 1:45pm, the grand opening of the companion exhibit will take place.  Registration is limited. The deadline for registration will be Friday, October 27, so be sure to register soon.

Associated with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Sequoyah National Research Center maintains the largest collection of Native American expression in the world and works to acquire and preserve the writings and ideas of Native North Americans.

For more information about the symposium or to register, contact Erin Fehr at ehfehr@ualr.edu or call  501-569-8336.

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Native Voices explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness, and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Stories drawn from both the past and present examine how health for Native People is tied to community, the land, and spirit. Through interviews, Native People describe the impact of epidemics, federal legislation, the loss of land, and the inhibition of culture on the health of Native individuals and communities today.

As part of programming for the exhibit, SNRC will host an Open House on July 11, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. The open house will allow visitors to explore the exhibit after a brief introduction by the archivist Erin Fehr. A reception will follow.

On July 19, the next film screening of Heartbeat Alaska will be a companion to the exhibit. The screening will feature segments from different Heartbeat Alaska episodes that focus on health and illness from an Alaska Native perspective. The clips will show traditional practices like subsistence lifestyles that prevent certain diseases, sobriety and prevention programs, and more. The screening will take place in Ottenheimer Library, Room 535, at noon. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.

SNRC is one of 104 sites hosting the exhibit and the only location in Arkansas. The exhibit will be open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. To learn more and view content from the exhibit, visit  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices. For more information about the programming at SNRC, please contact Erin Fehr at ehfehr@ualr.edu or 501-569-8336.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) developed and produced Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness. The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with NLM, tours the exhibition to America’s libraries.

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