Young visitors and a museum educator examine a teaching specimen together in the Grainger Science Hub

Generations of Indigenous Art at the Field Museum

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11/12, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST

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Included with admission

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See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Presenters: JD Chancellor, Field Museum Tribal Liaison and Jada Whiterock, Mellon Registration and Cultural Engagement Specialist

Come join Tribal Liaison, JD Chancellor and Mellon Registration and Cultural Engagement Specialist, Jada Whiterock as they present the artwork of two prominent Native families featured in the North American Anthropology Collections. The families have been practicing their art for generations and their actions show the resilience of Native Identity.

Presenters will discuss how these belongings impact conversations we are still having today.