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NMAI Opening Ceremonies Duration 10:38 When the National Museum of the American Indian opened, representatives and performers from indigenous groups across the Americas gathered to celebrate.
Performance of "Orphan Child" Duration 2:27 "Orphan Child" performed by the National Cherokee Youth Choir, which is based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and is composed of around 40 youth in grade five to eight from across the Cherokee Nation.
Inuit Throat-Singing Duration 2:40 Inuit sisters Karin and Kathy Kettler, of northern Quebec, Canada, explain the history of the vocal style and illustrate the technique.
Ulali Perform "Mother" Duration 3:01 Ulali is a group of First Nations women who combine percussion instruments with their powerful voices to create a potent blend of traditional Native American roots music and contemporary styles.
Eagle Dance Duration 2:35 Members of the Cochiti Pueblo perform an Eagle Dance. The eagle is revered as a symbol of wisdom, strength of vision and heart, and higher consciousness.
Lakota Drumming Duration 3:20 Sissy Goodhouse of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota calls the drum the heartbeat of their nation and their oral history.
Plains-Style Flute Duration 4:29 Mary Youngblood performs "Tears for Kientepoos" at a 1998 concert honoring American Indian women. Trained in guitar, piano, voice, and flute, Mary is of Achugash Aleut and Seminole descent.
The Bone Game Song Duration 1:45 Laura Wallace and her family perform with percussive accompaniment and animated gestures. Bone games are popular among American Indians across the northwestern states.
