20 U.S.C. § 80q-1 — National Museum of the American Indian

(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. ( Pub. L. 101–185, § 3 , Nov. 28, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1337 .)

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