The National Museum of the American Indian in historical and institutional context / Ira Jacknis -- The National Museum of the American Indian and the politics of knowledge-making in a national space / Patricia Pierce Erikson -- Planning The National Museum of the American Indian / Judith Ostrowitz -- A curator's perspective / Paul Chaat Smith -- Collaborative exhibit development at The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian / Cynthia Chavez Lamar -- Now showing at The National Museum of the American Indian Lelawi Theater / Beverly R. Singer -- Creating community or creating chaos at The National Museum of the American Indian? / Elizabeth Archuleta -- The mainstream press versus The National Museum of the American Indian / Aldona Jonaitis, Janet Catherine Berlo -- Encounters with The National Museum of the American Indian / Gwyneira Isaac -- Creating a context for survivance at The National Museum of the American Indian / Sonya Atalay -- Indigenous historical memory at The National Museum of the American Indian / Myla Vicenti Carpio -- Missed opportunities at The National Museum of the American Indian / Amy Lonetree -- The National Museum of the American Indian as cultural sovereignty / Amanda J. Cobb -- Postcolonial rapprochement and the politics of historical closure / Pauline Wakeham -- "South of the border" at the National Museum of the American Indian / Robin Maria Delugan -- Re-presenting Native North America at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the National Museum of the American Indian / Ruth B. Phillips -- The National Museum of the American Indian and the siting of identity / Mario A. Caro