Cynthia Chavez Lamar's priorities for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian rest with providing greater access to its resources for Indigenous communities and working with these groups in a collaborative way that respects their sovereignty.
University of New Mexico alumna Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the third director of the National Museum of the American Indian and the first Native.