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Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers ​Map

For your convenience, we have created an easy to use map and listing with website links for Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers in the United States. Please research the museum's hours of operation prior to your visit.
Please note that this map was created with the free Google My Maps app and public information.

Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers
Listed by State

Please research the museum's hours of operation prior to your visit.
​​Alabama (AL)
Choctaw, MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians – Museum, Mt. Vernon, AL
Poarch Band of Creek Indians, The Kerretv Cuko Poarch Creek Indians Museum and Gift Shop, Atmore, AL
 
Alaska (AK)
Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska (Special programming!)
Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan), Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center, Klukwan, AK (closed for the season)
Kawerak, Inc., Katirvik Cultural Center, Nome, AK
Native Village of Eyak (Cordova), Ilanka Cultural Center, Cordova, AK
North Slope Borough, Iñupiat Heritage Center, Barrow, AK
Seldovia Village Tribe, Seldovia Visitor Center & Museum, Seldovia, AK
 
Arizona (AZ)
Ak-Chin Him-Dak Eco-Museum, Maricopa, AZ (closed Saturdays)
Cocopah Indian Tribe, Cocopah Museum, Somerton, AZ
Colorado River Indian Tribes, Library & Archives, Parker, AZ
Colorado River Indian Tribes, Museum, Parker, AZ
Gila River Indian Community, Huhugam Heritage Center, Chandler, AZ (closed for renovations)
Navajo Nation, Diné College, Ned Hatathli Cultural Center, Tsaile, AZ
Navajo Nation, Navajo Nation Museum & Visitors Center, Window Rock, AZ
Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Old Pascua Museum and Yaqui Cultural Center, Tucson, AZ
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Huhugam Ki Museum, Scottsdale, AZ
San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos Apache Cultural Center, Peridot, AZ
Tohono O'odham Nation, Tohono O'odham Cultural Center & Museum, Sells, AZ
White Mountain Apache Tribe, Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum, Fort Apache, AZ
 
Arkansas (AR)
None at this time.
 
California (CA)
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs, CA (closed for renovations)
Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Bear River Band Wiyot-Mottole-Eel River Museum, LIbrary, and Cultural Center, Loleta, CA
Bishop Paiute Tribe, Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center, Bishop, CA
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Upusani Village Cultural Center, Ione, CA
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Cabazon Cultural Museum, Indio, CA
Chemehuevi Cultural Center, Havasu Lake, CA (closed Fridays & Saturdays)
Chumash Indian Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center, Azusa, CA
Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa Tribal Museum, Hoopa, CA
Karuk Tribe, People’s Center Museum, Happy Camp, CA
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Malki Museum, Banning, CA
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, Sierra Mono Museum & Cultural Center, North Fork, CA
Pala Band of Mission Indians, Cupa Cultural Center, Pala, CA
Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Cultural Center, Temecula, CA
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians,  Wa$xayam Pomki Museum, Valley Center, CA (open Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Exhibits & Collections Department, Placerville, CA
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, Cultural Center, San Jacinto, CA
Sycuan Band, Kumeyaay Community College, Sycuan Cultural Resource Center & Museum, El Cajon, CA
Wiyot Tribe Heritage Center, Loleta, CA
 
Colorado (CO)
The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
 
Connecticut (CT)

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
Tantaquidgeon Museum, Uncasville, CT
 
Delaware (DE)
None at this time.
 
District of Columbia (DC)
None at this time.
 
Florida (FL)
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Clewiston, FL
 
Georgia (GA)
None at this time.
 
Hawaii (HI)
Papahana Kuaola, Kaneohe, HI
 
Idaho (ID)
Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Museum, Fort Hall, ID (closed Saturdays)
 
Illinois (IL)
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Chicago, IL
 
Indiana (IN)
None at this time.
 
Iowa (IA)
Meskwaki Nation, Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum, Tama, IA
 
Kansas (KS)
Haskell Indian Nations University, Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, Lawrence, KS
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Baxoje Wosgąci: Iowa Tribal Museum and Culture Center, White Cloud, KS (closed for renovations)
Kansas Kickapoo Tribe, Kickapoo Tribal Museum, Horton, KS
Kiowa Tribe, Kiowa Museum, Kiowa, KS
 
Kentucky (KY)
None at this time.
 
Louisiana (LA)
Chitimacha Museum, Jeanerette, LA (closed Saturdays)
 
Maine (ME)
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Waponahki Museum Resource Center, Perry, ME
Penobscot Nation, Penobscot Nation Museum, Old Town, ME
 
Maryland (MD)
None at this time.
 
Massachusetts (MA)
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Museum, Aquinnah, MA (closed for the season)
 
Michigan (MI)
Bay Mills Indian Community, Gnoozhekaaning History Museum, Brimley, MI
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Eyaawing Museum & Cultural Center, Peshawbestown, MI (closed)
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways, Mount Pleasant, MI
 
Minnesota (MN)
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Bois Forte Heritage Center & Cultural Museum, Tower, MN
Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post, Onamia, MN
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Hȯcokata Ti, Shakopee, MN
 
Mississippi (MS)
None at this time.
 
Missouri (MO)
None at this time.
 
Montana (MT)
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Three Chiefs Cultural Center, Ignatius, MT
Fort Peck Tribes Cultural Resource Department - Museum, Poplar, MT (under development)
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Nebraska (NE)
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Ponca Tribal Museum, Niobrara, NE
Santee Sioux Nation Museum, Niobrara, NE (closed for renovations)
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Angel De Cora Museum & Research Center, Winnebago, NE
 
Nevada (NV)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Pyramid Lake Museum and Visitors Center, Nixon, NV (closed Saturdays)
 
New Hampshire (NH)
None at this time.
 
New Jersey (NJ)
None at this time.

New Mexico (NM)
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Institute of American Indian Arts, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Santa Fe, NM
Mescalero Apache Cultural Center and Museum, Mescalero, NM
Poeh Cultural Center and Museum, Santa Fe, NM (closed Saturdays)
Pueblo of Acoma, Sky City Cultural Center & Haak'u Museum, Acoma Pueblo, NM
Pueblo of Zuni, A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center, Zuni, NM
 
New York (NY)
Ganondagan State Historic Site, Seneca Art & Cultural Center, Victor, NY
Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave, NY (closed for the season)
Oneida Indian Nation, Shako:wi Cultural Center, Oneida, NY
Onondaga Nation, Skä·noñh-Great Law of Peace Center: A Haudenosaunee Heritage Center, Liverpool, NY
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Akwesasne Cultural Center, Hogansburg, NY
Seneca Nation of Indians, Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, Salamanca, NY
Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, Southampton, NY
Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center, Onchiota, NY
 
North Carolina (NC)
Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC
​     SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE!

 
North Dakota (ND)
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage Center, Belcourt, ND

Ohio (OH)
None at this time.
 
Oklahoma (OK)
Caddo Heritage Museum, Binger, OK (temporarily closed)
Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK (temporarily closed)

Cherokee National History Museum, Tahlequah, OK - FREE ADMISSION ON DECEMBER 3 
Cherokee National Prison Museums, Tahlequah, OK 
Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, Tahlequah, OK 
Sequoyah's Cabin Museum, Sallisaw, OK 
John Ross Museum, Park Hill, OK
Saline Courthouse Museum  Rose, OK 74364
Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur, OK - FREE ADMISSION ON DECEMBER 3
Chickasaw National Capitol, Tishomingo, OK 
Chickasaw Council House Museum, Tishomingo, OK ​
Chickasaw Nation White House, Milburn, OK
Choctaw Cultural Center, Calera, OK
Choctaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Capitol Museum, Tuskahoma, OK (closed Saturdays)
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Center, Shawnee, OK
Comanche Nation, Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center, Lawton, OK
First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
Kaw Nation, Kanza Museum, Kaw City, OK (closed for renovations)
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive, Miami, OK
Museum of the Pawnee Nation, Pawnee, OK
Osage Nation, Wahzhazhe Cultural Center, Pawhuska, OK
Potawatomi Heritage Center, Shawnee, OK
Quapaw Nation, Quapaw Tribal Museum, Quapaw, OK
Shawnee Tribe, Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center, Miami, OK
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, John Hair Cultural Center & Museum, Tahlequah, OK
 
Oregon (OR)
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, Grand Ronde, OR
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton, OR
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, The Museum At Warm Springs, Warm Springs, OR
 
Pennsylvania (PA)
None at this time.
 
Rhode Island (RI)
None at this time.
 
South Carolina (SC)
Catawba Cultural Center, Rock Hill, SC (closed Saturdays)
 
South Dakota (SD)
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, H.V. Johnston Lakota Cultural Center, Eagle Butte, SD (closed Saturdays)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sicangu Heritage Center - Sinte Gleska University, Mission, SD
 
Tennessee (TN)
None at this time.      
 
Texas (TX)
None at this time.
 
Utah (UT)
None at this time.
 
Vermont (VT)
None at this time.
 
Virginia (VA)
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Community House and Interpretive Center, Capron, VA
Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center, King William, VA (closed for the season)
 
Washington (WA)
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Colville Tribal Museum, Coulee Dam, WA (closed for the season)
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center, Brewster, WA 
Makah Tribe, Makah Cultural and Research Center, Neah Bay, WA
Peninsula College Longhouse, ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Port Angeles, WA
Quinault Indian Nation, Quinault Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, Taholah, WA
Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Tribal Community Museum, Tokeland, WA
Squaxin Island Museum, Shelton, WA
Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish Museum, Suquamish, WA
Tulalip Tribes, Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve, Tulalip, WA
Wanapum Heritage Center, Mattawa, WA
Yakama Nation, Yakama Nation Cultural Center, Toppenish, WA
 
West Virginia (WV)
None at this time.
 
Wisconsin (WI)
Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center, Crandon, WI (closed for renovations)
Ho-Chunk Nation, Museum and Cultural Center, Tomah, WI (closed for renovations)
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Courte Oreilles Museum and Visitor Center, Lac Du Flameau, WI
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians - 
Kinnamon School Museum and Visitor Center, Hayward, WI
Menominee Nation Cultural Museum and Logging Camp Museum, Keshena, WI
Oneida Nation, Oneida Nation Museum, De Pere, WI
Stockbridge Munsee Community Band of Mohican, Arvid E. Miller Memorial Library and Museum, Bowler, WI
 
Wyoming (WY)
None at this time. 

If you do not see your Tribal Museum or Cultural Center on this list, please email us.

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