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The Museum of the Southeast American Indian

Visit the museum and learn about the vibrant cultures and rich histories of Southeast Native peoples.
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The mission of The Museum of the Southeast American Indian is to educate and serve the public about the prehistory, history, culture, art and contemporary issues of American Indians, with special emphasis on the Native American communities of Robeson County, of North Carolina and of the American Southeast; to conduct scholarly research; to collect and preserve the material culture of Native Americ

a; to encourage American Indian artists and crafts persons; and to cooperate on a wide range of research and service projects with other institutions and agencies concerned with American Indians.

11/11/2024

We are forever grateful to all the veterans who have served and protected our country. Thank you!

11/06/2024

Day 6 of Native American Heritage Month and Alicia Thomas is presenting another great tour to kids.

The museum welcomes over 2,000 school aged children annually! We are delighted to share with them all the wonderful stories, histories, and cultures of Native peoples. It is especially wonderful to empower our Native youth through these stories and culture. Seeing their eyes light up when they learn more about who and where they come from makes our job even more special. This month and all year long we celebrate Native peoples and lift each and every tribe in respect and gratitude. 🪶

11/01/2024

Happy Native American Heritage Month!!

10/15/2024

Wearing beauty on their feet—
as art, as tradition, with style, with pride—
kids from different Native Nations know
every day is a day to ROCK YOUR MOCS!

Listen along as John Lowery, Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe shares this special story that celebrates Rock Your Mocs Day, observed each year on November 15th.

10/14/2024

Every day is a day to Rock Your Mocs! Join John Lowery, Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe on our page tomorrow at 1pm as he reads Rock Your Mocs, a wonderful book that celebrates the joy and power of wearing moccasins and the Native Pride that comes with them!

10/14/2024

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!!
It’s a good day to be Indigenous!🪶

10/11/2024

Celebrating the life and legacy of master pine needle basket weaver Loretta Oxendine (Lumbee), who passed away earlier this week. Mrs. Loretta was a longtime friend and supporter of the museum, collaborating on many projects and cultural events throughout the years. A retired elementary school teacher, she found joy in sharing her culture by teaching the tradition of pine needle basketry. She is credited with helping save the pine needle basketry tradition among the Lumbee people.
Mrs. Loretta grew up in the Prospect community of Robeson County and learned to weave pine needle baskets as a young child. Her distinctive style earned her the reputation of a premier basket maker. She and her husband Herman traveled across North Carolina and the southeast selling and demonstrating at powwows, museums, and public and private institutions. Her baskets helped elevate our status as southeastern Native people and reclaim culture and community. Her work has been collected by and displayed at the National Museum of the American Indian, where millions can view her craftsmanship. Other collections include The Museum of the Southeast American Indian, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the Frisco Native American Museum and Natural History Center. We honor the history, knowledge, stories of kinship, and love of homeland that will forever remain through her beautiful works of art.

The Basket Maker
Mickey Patrick, Waccamaw Siouan
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10/08/2024

https://youtu.be/3Frbjo-3HxY?si=amxG-cHXuRmk3NzD

::+::A small clip from the Life by the River Documentary ::+::

For years I have been so humbled to hold space with Native communities and listen to their stories. It has been an incredible honor to share these stories authentically in museums for the public to better understand Native people and to honor our own existence and culture. After 20 plus years of doing this work across Indian Country, so many of the conversations align with similar narratives of resilience and the assertion that we are still here. Aching in their stories are painful emotions of colonialism.

This past Thursday, I interviewed Lumbee ceramicists Phyllis Lowery. Mrs. Phyllis so kindly and genuinely shared her creativity, inspiration, and incredible talent with clay. As her story took the natural turn to the familiar, her emotion pierced my soul. The trauma, the pain, the beauty, and the dignity of her words will stay with me forever. It wasn't just her voice - it was the voice of generations before that are still within her, within us. I struggled to hold back the tears, to reconcile the contemporary rhetoric, to suppress the pain the came up through my body and caused my ears to ring. I will never forget this moment. I will never take for granted the purpose of my work - ever. This clip doesn't capture all of her poignant words. The documentary will share them this spring. Thank you Mrs. Phyllis for all you do and all you have done with clay, especially clay from our river and swamps.

We must respect and honor Native peoples. We have have acknowledge the humanity of our shared experiences with kindness and compassion.

-Nancy

10/02/2024

Yesterday was another incredible day of filming for the Life by the River Documentary. A heartfelt Thank you to ceramicist Phyllis Lowery for opening her studio to us and sharing her talents, stories, and passion with with this project.

A huge thank you to Steve Rutherford for the amazing camera work and filmmaking talent!

We are excited to show the documentary in March 2025. Stay tuned!

10/02/2024

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Western North Carolina.

09/24/2024

"That night Windy Girl understood the powwow is always in motion, part old and part new, glittering and plain, but still wonderful, almost like a dream".

Special thanks to JD Moore for sharing his time and talents with us for this month's Book from the Nook, Bowwow Powwow!

09/23/2024

Registration opens tomorrow. Space is limited!

09/21/2024

Have you seen the 9|9 Native South Art Show yet? Here’s a small peak at the incredible art you will experience during your visit. If you have seen the show, come back and take it in again!

09/20/2024

It's powwow season here in the southeast and we are celebrating with the book Bowwow Powwow, by Ojibwe author Brenda Child. The museum is excited to have JD Moore (Waccamaw Siouan) join us as guest reader! Tune into our page next Tuesday at 1pm to listen to this powwow tale for the ages!

09/10/2024

A few more from last night. If you have photos please share them with us. You can also tag the museum in your post. We would love to see them!

09/10/2024

Thank you all for an incredible opening of the 9|9 Native South Art Show!! What a great turn out and celebration of Native art. Congratulations to the winners! 1st place Reggie Brewer, 2nd place Harlen Chavis, 3rd place Jacob Roland Long.

09/09/2024

Happy 9|9!!! We are so excited to see you this evening at 6:30 for the opening of the show and the celebrate all of the incredible artists!

09/04/2024

The 9|9 Show is coming up and it looks amazing! We can't wait to see you on Monday night at 6:30. You can't miss this!!

Address

UNCP Campus/Old Main
Pembroke, NC
28372

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://www.uncp.edu/academics/opportunities-programs-resources/opportunities-programs/museum-southeast-american-indian

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Videos

BFTN: John Lowery Reading Rock Your Mocs

Wearing beauty on their feet— as art, as tradition, with style, with pride— kids from different Native Nations know every day is a day to ROCK YOUR MOCS! Listen along as John Lowery, Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe shares this special story that celebrates Rock Your Mocs Day, observed each year on November 15th.

"That night Windy Girl understood the powwow is always in motion, part old and part new, glittering and plain, but still wonderful, almost like a dream". Special thanks to JD Moore for sharing his time and talents with us for this month's Book from the Nook, Bowwow Powwow!

Join us as we ask Artist Raven Dial-Stanley What does Native Art mean to you? Only 2 more days to submit art into the 9|9 Native South Art Show! The Museum will be open until 6pm today and tomorrow for entry submissions.

Join us as we ask Artist Daphine Strickland, What does Native Art mean to you? Only 2 more days to submit art into the 9|9 Native South Art Show! The Museum will be open until 6pm today and tomorrow for entry submissions.

Book From the Nook: Greg Jacobs reading We are Water Protectors

Join us in welcoming Greg Jacobs (Coharie) as he reads this month's Book from the Nook, We Are Water Protectors!

Are you ready to submit your work for the 9|9 Native South Art Show. Submissions start today through Friday!

Book from the Nook: Brittany Hunt reading Whoz ya People]?

"Henry, Henry don't you know, there's much power in your kin? And when we ask 'whoz ya people,' we want to know who you are and who you've always been." LIsten along as Dr. Brittany Hunt (Lumbee) reads this powerful story about family, land and community.