National Museum of the American Indian

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  2. USC 20
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  4. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
  5. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
  6. National Museum of the American Indian

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§80q–1. National Museum of the American Indian

(a) Establishment

There is established, within the Smithsonian Institution, a living memorial to Native Americans and their traditions which shall be known as the "National Museum of the American Indian".

(b) Purposes

The purposes of the National Museum are to-

(1) advance the study of Native Americans, including the study of language, literature, history, art, anthropology, and life;

(2) collect, preserve, and exhibit Native American objects of artistic, historical, literary, anthropological, and scientific interest;

(3) provide for Native American research and study programs; and

(4) provide for the means of carrying out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) in the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and other appropriate locations.

( Pub. L. 101–185, §3, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1337 .)


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