Name: DC | Native American Heritage Day—Honoring Zitkala-Ša with Hoop Dancer Starr Chief Eagle
Start: 2024-11-29T11:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-29T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian

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Join us for a program in partnership with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum and the United States Mint, honoring Zitkala-Ša (translated “Red Bird”), a member of the Yankton Dakota Sioux on South Dakota’s Yankton Indian Reservation. Zitkala-Ša will be the 15th woman honored as part of the United States Mint’s American Women Quarters Program™. Zitkala-Ša was a writer, composer, educator, and political activist for Native American rights. Her advocacy led to the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted American Indians U.S. citizenship while maintaining their tribal standing.
Starr Chief Eagle, an enrolled member of the Sicangu (Rosebud) Lakota Sioux Tribe, grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota and started hoop dancing before she could walk. She combines her own style with the teachings of her father, Dallas Chief Eagle, and shares her Lakota culture with future generations in hopes of restoring and maintaining it. Performances begin at 11:30 AM, 12:30, 2, and 3 PM ET.
Photo courtesy of Starr Chief Eagle
This program is a collaboration between the United States Mint, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.