Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§80q–1 National Museum of the American Indian
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER XIII — NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN › § 80q–1
Summary
Creates at the Smithsonian the National Museum of the American Indian as a living memorial to Native Americans and their traditions. It must promote study, collect and display Native American objects, support research and study programs, and do these things in DC, New York, and elsewhere.
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Title 20, §80q–1
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(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.
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20 U.S.C. § 80q–1
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110