National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program Part 1: Choctaws in Washington, D.C.

Lynda Kay and Sarah Elisabeth at the National Archives Research Entrance

There is no proper way to summarize our research trip to D.C. in a mere blog post. Two weeks’ worth of excursions at the National Museum of the American Indian, NMAI Cultural Resource Center, Smithsonian Museum Support Center (Anthropology and National Anthropological Archives), Library of Congress, National Archives, American Art Museum, Congressional Cemetery, numerous receptions at NMAI, three PowerPoint presentations and a panel discussion, two storytelling concerts, article interviews (where I was the one being interviewed this time), and a bit of tourism at Mount Vernon and the National Botanic Gardens.


Take a deep breath. I did, for about three weeks afterwards. Finally recovered from being past the point of exhaustion, it’s time to share a little of our journey in a series of posts over the next several weeks. This first is just a quick intro in pictures.

Also, you can watch the Artist Panel Discussion by clicking here.

And my storytelling at the ImagiNations Center.

More coming soon,
Sarah Elisabeth

P.S. If you’re interested in attending the writing workshop in Durant, Oklahoma on March 23, 2013, please leave a comment or email me@sarahelisabethwrites.com.

National Museum of the American Indian

Young artists being...young artists. Aymar, Sarah, Bobby, and Maria

Viewing Choctaw Treaties, one of our most moving experiences in DC. With Chris and Colleen  from the NMAI