Featuring Eastern Medicine Singers, Thea Hopkins, Rodrigo Cordova, and more.

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the rich and diverse cultures and traditions of Indigenous peoples and recognize their important contributions, past and present. This year, the Museum of Science is proud to celebrate Indigenous communities with a special day of programming on November 14, the first Heritage Month Celebration to take place in the new Bloomberg Public Science Common.

Throughout the day, Indigenous scientists, STEM professionals, artists, performers, and community members will share their work, knowledge, cultures, and perspectives through conversations, performances, hands-on experiences, and special programs across the Museum. Visitors of all ages are invited to listen, learn, create, and connect while exploring the many ways Indigenous knowledge, science, technology, engineering, art, storytelling, and culture shape our understanding of the world around us.

Participating organizations include:

Boston Harbor Women of Color Coalition Chappaquiddick Tribe of the Wampanoag Indian Nation Department of Children and Families Department of Mental Health Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies Kiva Centers MathWorks National Center for Race Amity Native American & Indigenous Association of MIT Nolumbeka Project North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) Nuya' Inc. Pain and Affective Neuroscience Center of Boston Children's Hospital Tides for Reproductive Freedom Trino Cultural Lab Sponsored by Delta

This Sacred Songs and Rituals is in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month. Featuring Thea Hopkins, Asa Peters, and Jim Peters.

A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard MA, award-winning performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music Red Roots Americana. She has been described as a “standout writer” by the Washington Post and "superb" by Americana (UK). Venues where Thea has performed include Lincoln Center (NY), Massey Hall (CN), the Kennedy Center (DC), the Atkinson (UK), the Woody Guthrie Festival and the Bluebird Cafe (TN). She first came to greater public notice when Peter, Paul & Mary recorded her song, “Jesus Is On The Wire” in 2004 and again in 2010 with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Her new album, "Blossoms & Ghosts", released in February 2026 is both timely and timeless. Asa Peters and Jim Peters are members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group that preserves and performs traditional Wampanoag dances, songs, and cultural practices. The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers are a group of musicians, educators, and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, and Herring Pond in Bourne.