Mitchell Museum of the American Indian - Museum in Evanston - 3001 Central St, USA

Fantastic little (on size but not impact!) Museum regarding the different tribes of American Indian. Had numerous hands on areas for Littles. Highly encourage seeing the No Rest: The Epidemic of Stolen Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2Spirits exhibit. Very eye opening

Great museum on the history and culture of American Indians. The first floor is packed with exhibits on American Indians from the different regions of the country, including information on their history, art, housing, food, clothing, etc. Each area has a kid-friendly station of items to touch and play with. While we were there, two very enthusiastic groups of schoolkids were getting tours. The second floor had a fantastic and moving exhibition on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2-spirits. There was also a room that looked like a kids educational space. We enjoyed browsing the gift shop and took a quick peek in the library on the way out. The staff was friendly and there is free parking in the back. We would definitely recommend a visit to this museum.

A real nice experience! As my daughter is studying about the American history , she was delighted in visiting this place and check the clothes, shoes, way of living, jewelry and others of the American Indians. We really had a great time

Very small and a bit confusing. Not much you can do about the small part. But, the space does not do the subject justice. The gaps outweigh the substance. The areas of the museum were divided into parts of the country. The information was not really clear on the info cards. Some had no info at all. I would have liked to have seen more information explaining the art, the differences in culture, the symbolism rather than who donated it. They really did seem to shy away from anything to do with those issues. They did mention several times that there were commercial items and then real symbolic items ( which were not there). As if the real items were too sacred to be seen by our eyes. The Field Museum embraced that at one of their recent exhibits, which acknowledged the items had a soul of their own. As is typical of museums these days, they had a political statement - theirs was on women stolen for slavery. A worthy subject that needs to be brought to the attention of the public. But, I personally prefer museums limit their preaching to our historical mistakes so we don’t make them again. The gift shop was pretty sad. I had wanted info about the areas the tribes were in. But just a map. Slim pickings, my friend said. I had hoped for sage, but was informed they wouldn’t sell ‘their’ medicines. We had a lively discussion about that. Came away feeling excluded. I had no right to learn about that culture, study my own. Thought that was why I came there….

Beautiful displays from several collectors and historical societies. There is currently an exhibit on missing and endangered indigenous women that has been extended until December 2023 that is a must-see. It is a powerful reminder of this terrible situation many families find themselves in.

Wow! So much to see and learn, I felt like I couldn’t do it all in one visit. The artifacts on display are beautiful, amazing to see what they have presented, from a wide array of cultures across North America. And their programs are great too!

I actually don't like the name of this place doesn't feel genuine but it's a nice place to look if you have spare time and happen to be around. As usual it doesn't really get into the history though it's kid friendly I guess.

Excellent presentation this heritage , totally worth the visit to learn and support the community