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Article: A new museum celebrates American Indians: at this vibrant new cultural center, "Welcome" is said in many languages.(News Special)(Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of the American Indian)
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- Junior Scholastic
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- September 20, 2004
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For Christopher Miller, 12, and his sister, Jennifer, 10, sharing their Navajo traditions can be difficult. The Miller kids live in Rockville, Maryland, while most of their cousins are growing up in Arizona, on the Navajo reservation.
But now, says Christopher, he and Jennifer can help to keep their traditions alive--and learn more about them--in nearby Washington, D.C. On September 21, the National Museum of the American Indian will open on the Mall, right across from the U.S. Capitol.
This is no ordinary museum, says architect Duane Blue Spruce, who helped plan the building's many unique features. It is meant to "give a sense of community pride [and to ...