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The Museum of the Native American Resource Center
Pembroke, NC (http://www.uncp.edu/nativemuseum/)
Resource summary
- Appropriate grades: 3–8
- Subjects: arts (crafts, fine art, music), social studies (American Indians, North Carolina)
- Provider: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Special requirements: Real Player is required for audio and video features.
More from LEARN NC
- Pottery traditions Students will learn how Indian people of North Carolina made and used coiled pottery, summarize why archaeologists study pottery, and make and decorate a replica of a North Carolina coiled pot.
- Shadows of North Carolina's past Students will infer past Native American lifeways based on observation, construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history, and compare these lifeways and discuss how they are different and alike.
More on the web
- Storytelling of the North Carolina Native Americans Cherokee, Lumbee and Occaneechi storytellers share their tales.
- Native American Nations Find dozens of websites on tribes and nations of Indians of North America from the Abenaki, Alaskan Natives, Cherokee, Hawaiian Natives, Lumbee, and the Tuscaora.
- Archaeology and the Ancient History of North Carolina Uses images of artifacts, maps, and artwork to accompany brief overviews of the movements of American Indians as they made their way to North Carolina.
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This museum contains exhibits of authentic Indian artifacts, arts and crafts. These items come from Indian people all over North America, from Abenaki to Zuni. Many other items come from North Carolina Native Americans, with special emphasis on Robeson County Indian people. Particular focus is placed on the largest North Carolina tribe, the Lumbee.
The website features images of art work, crafts, audio of authentic Native American music, and video of interviews of Lumbee Indians. Real Player is required for audio and video features.
Tours of the Center are conducted free of charge. Schools groups are welcome. For large groups, please call 910.521.6282 for reservations. The Center is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
See the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction documentary Cherokee: The Principle People and An Indian, A Person, Myself. Also see Lumbee History from the Lumbee River Pathways site.