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come from scholars who have been asked by Indian groups to help them salvage the language and history of their people before the last speakers of the language die and the traditional culture of their people is lost.

The National Anthropological Archives under the Department of Anthropology developed in 1973 an American Indian Cultural Resources Training Program, supported also by external grants.  The Program is designed to interest Indian Americans in becoming archivists and historians and to instill in them a desire to learn more about their heritage and to share this knowledge with all Americans by publishing and preserving the surviving records of their past.

In addition to the above specific programs, the Smithsonian encourages the use of its collections, facilities and other resources by all qualified Indian researchers and scholars.  Advisory services and counseling are available in all areas of Smithsonian expertise, and upon request selected information in the form of books, bibliographies and articles is distributed to individuals, schools, and Indian communities.