Indigenous History

The presence of Indigenous Americans was purposefully erased from the story of Yellowstone National Park through most of the park’s history, but this has recently begun to change.

Navajo, Creek, and Greek artist Anna Tsouhlarakis created “Portrait of An Indigenous Womxn [Removed]” to raise awareness of MMIW and tell the stories that are not often told.

This year, The Henry Ford took steps toward building community with Indigenous nations by expanding the institution’s Artists in Residence program, offered annually in Greenfield Village. To kick off Celebrate Indigenous History programming, we welcomed Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) as the inaugural Indigenous Artist in Residence.