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Written by DCist contributor Amy Cavanaugh With all the Smithsonian museums clustered around the mall, it’s easy to overlook the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, which has been chronicling the life of the area’s residents since 1967. Their new exhibit, East of the River: Continuity and Change, celebrates 500 years of southeast Washington in a sweeping overview of its triumphs and tragedies. From archaeological artifacts to paintings to documents to video, the multimedia components of East...

Washington may be deserted this week, but there is still art to see. If you are stuck at work without much to do, ducking out early to hit some less-crowded galleries would be an excellent idea. Here a few things to help you conclude 2006. >> You have a couple weeks, through January 15, to see Ruth Duckworth, Modernist Sculptor, a selection of 80 ceramic pieces at the Renwick Gallery. Many of these works are...

In the first of what could well become a regular DCist feature, administrators in a Charles County, Md. school refused to allow a student to graduate while wearing a bolo, a string tie common to Native Americans, pictured at right. Thomas Benya, a 17 year-old of Cherokee descent, was denied his diploma as punishment for not following the official graduation dress code -- for girls, white dresses with white blouses; for boys, dark dress pants, white dress shirts, and a tie.

The opening of the new Museum of the American Indian was, by all accounts, a smoothly orchestrated and historic affair, with tens of thousands of Native Americans and other members of the public participating in a day-long opening celebration.

The National Museum of the American Indian opens today. The Post reports thousands of Native Americans will participate in a week-long series of opening events. A procession and ceremony now underway which will continue until 1 p.m. is being broadcast on the web. The long-awaited opening, which completes the National Mall, is laden with historic significance. In an op-ed in the Post Sunday, museum director W. Richard West Jr. described the opening of the museum...