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First Allies: Polly Cooper and the Oneida Indian Nation

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Third Street and Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20004
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The National Museum of the American Indian welcomes elders, leaders, and members of the Oneida Indian Nation to share with visitors the legacy of Polly Cooper, an Oneida ancestor and icon.

Learn more about the Oneida Indian Nation with a presentation on Polly Cooper’s legacy, along with dance performances, food demonstrations, and a short film. Visitors can also enjoy a curator-led tour of Nation to Nation: Treaties between the United States and American Indian Nations, hands-on activities, and more. While at the museum, enjoy Indigenous-inspired foods of the Americas at the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe, and stop by the interactive, family-friendly imagiNATIONS Activity Center which provides young visitors a lively space with a wide variety of learning experiences. 

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