"Together, we will leverage the museum's reputation to support shared initiatives with partners in the U.S. and around the world to amplify Indigenous knowledge and perspectives.”

Cynthia Chavez Lamar, in a statement announcing her appointment as the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She will be the first Native woman to lead a Smithsonian museum. (Smithsonian — Jan. 19, 2022)