Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Americans Runs November 16 to December 18 in Wetumpka, Alabama: Elmore County Museum Is One of Five State Venues, Revisiting Thanksgiving, Pocahontas and Little Bighorn
Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, United States — Americans, a traveling exhibition developed by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, will be on display at the Elmore County Museum from November 16 through December 18, 2026. Published reporting said the museum is one of only five locations in Alabama to host the exhibition, which is brought to the state through the Alabama Humanities Alliance.
According to the report, the exhibition examines the many ways Native Americans are woven into the history, culture and identity of the United States, and revisits familiar stories including Thanksgiving, Pocahontas, the Trail of Tears and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Museum curator Sharon Fox was quoted in the report on the opportunity for local audiences to look closely at those stories, with additional programs and local events to be announced. Dates, venue count, developing institution and exhibition themes above follow the published report verbatim; the historical events are named factually, without commentary.
(Source: Elmore County Museum exhibition)
Source: Smithsonian Institution
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Photo: 图：位于华盛顿的美国原住民国家博物馆。DiscoA340 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. Photo by DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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