LIBERAL, Kan. – Seward County Community College Library is proud to host “Americans,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition on Native Americans in American culture, beginning April 13 until May 24.
The exhibition, which explores the ways American Indian images, names, and stories have been part of the nation’s identity since before the country began, features photographs, hands-on interactives, objects, and videos that invite visitors to explore this history and representation of Native Americans.
Americans is based on an exhibition of the same name that is currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche) and Cécile R. Ganteaume.
The SCCC Library will also have special programming during the exhibition:
• April 13 @ 10:00
Tribal Sovereignty and the Osage People with Dr. Julie Dinger, OPSU President
• April 16 @ 11:00
Wichita War Dancer
• April 22 @ Noon
Native American Influence on Sports Culture
• April 23 @ 11:00
Indigenous Beats: Past to Present with Lisa LaRue
• April 28 @ 11:00
Film presentation and discussion “Rumble”
• May 4 @ 11:00
More Than a Mascot: Identity, Representation, and Indigenous Presence
The exhibition and all programming is free and open to the public. The SCCC Library hours are 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Library is closed Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact library@sccc.edu or call (620) 417-1160.
“Americans” is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Humanities Kansas to bring high-quality traveling exhibitions, educational resources, and programming primarily to small and rural communities in partnership with their local museums, historical societies, and other cultural venues. The exhibitions are designed to engage communities and spark conversations.