Mid-America All-Indian Center, Native American museum in Riverside, Wichita, Kansas, United States.
The Mid-America All-Indian Museum sits along the Arkansas River in Wichita's Riverside neighborhood. Its galleries hold the largest publicly displayed body of work by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin, plus beadwork, pipe bags, jewelry, pottery and baskets. Flags of more than 70 tribes hang in the Gallery of Nations, and Alaska Native art from the mid-20th century is also kept here.
The museum was established in 1976 as Kansas's only institution exclusively dedicated to Native American heritage. It was created to preserve and share the cultures and histories of the region's tribal nations.
The Gallery of Nations displays flags from over 70 American Indian tribes, showing the diversity of indigenous nations across the country. These displays help visitors understand the distinct traditions and identities of different tribal communities.
The museum is located at Riverside in Wichita and is easy to reach by car with parking available on-site. Plan to spend about two to three hours exploring all the exhibits and galleries.
The Keeper of the Plains, Blackbear Bosin's best-known sculpture, stands on a plaza behind the museum at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers. The museum holds the largest publicly displayed body of his work, and Betty Nixon, a Kiowa artisan, was among its co-founders.
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