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Happy Holidays from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own holiday schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.

Happy Thanksgiving from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own holiday schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.

The American Indian Film Festival is planned for November 17-18, 2021, with films shown from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM on both days at The University of Alabama Student Center Theater.

Celebrate four years of the Moundville 5K Footrace with us! This year, we will celebrate in person for Native American Heritage Month! Whether you run or walk in Moundville Archaeological Park, the Moundville 5k Footrace is an ideal way to participate.

November is recognized as National American Indian Heritage Month! The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

Celebrate four years of the Moundville 5K Footrace with us! This year, we will celebrate in person for Native American Heritage Month! Whether you run or walk in Moundville Archaeological Park, the Moundville 5k Footrace is an ideal way to participate. Proceeds will go to the Moundville Education fund. Participants will receive a free t-shirt.

This year’s Moundville Native American Festival will be ONLINE and is happening from October 7-9, 2021! For more information on this event, visit the Festival website: festival.museums.ua.edu

In this installment of #MoundvilleMondays, Education Outreach Coordinator, Lindsey Gordon, announces this year’s Virtual Native American Festival, happening from October 7-9, 2021! Stay tuned for updates on the schedule of events!

Archaeologists in northwest Alabama have unearthed pottery, glass and nails at the site of an inn and tavern that played a pivotal role in the Civil War.

Due to lack of participation from school groups and travel restrictions for some Native American participants as a result of COVID-19, the in-person 2021 Moundville Native American Festival has been cancelled. The park and campground will remain open for visitation. We look forward to once again being together in-person in 2022.