Mid-America All-Indian Museum

05/29/2026

For 50 years, the Mid-America All-Indian Museum (MAAIM) has preserved Native stories, celebrated living cultures, and served as a place of belonging for Native families in Wichita and beyond. Help pave the next 50 years brick by brick, story by story, future by future.

The MAAIM Paving the Next 50 Memorial Brick Fundraiser gives you the opportunity to leave a permanent mark while helping launch a new era of education, exhibitions, and community impact.

Each personalized brick honors those who came before us and directly helps fund what future generations will experience.

➡️ You can purchase a brick at:
www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/maaim

Memorial Bricks
🧱 4” x 8” Brick — $125
🧱 8” x 8” Brick — $175
Curved Bench — $800

05/29/2026

Sunday, May 31! 🎉🎈 From 1-4 p.m. come out to the Keeper's Challenge.

The Mid-America All Indian Museum is hosting the first ever Keeper's Challenge on Riverfest's Family Fun Day!

This FREE event will be at Riverfest on May 31 from 1-4 p.m. Anyone who completes the challenge is eligible to buy a Keeper's Challenge Patch. It will be $5 onsite or $4 with a Riverfest button.

The Keepers Challenge is an exciting outdoor adventure where families become a team of heroes! Together, you’ll take on four awesome elemental challenges: Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. Along the way, you’ll solve problems, complete fun missions, and help each other succeed. Every challenge helps your team practice teamwork, bravery, patience, and great communication, all while having a ton of fun outside!

05/29/2026

🎉 Special Announcement! 🎉

The first-ever Keeper’s Challenge at Riverfest Family Fun Day is officially sponsored by Raising Cane's Wichita! 🐔✨

Stop by their table for:
🥤 FREE lemonade and tea
🍗 FREE Kids Combos
🎁 FREE swag

Hosted by the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, the Keeper’s Challenge is a FREE interactive outdoor adventure happening Sunday, May 31, from 1–4 p.m. at Riverfest!

Families will team up as heroes to conquer four elemental challenges: 🌬️ Air, 🔥 Fire, 🌎 Earth, and 💧 Water. Along the way, you’ll solve problems, complete exciting missions, and build teamwork, bravery, patience, and communication skills — all while having a blast outdoors! In the event of bad weather, the museum will likely host the event inside.

Everyone who completes the challenge will have the opportunity to purchase an official Keeper’s Challenge Patch:
⭐ $5 onsite
⭐ $4 with a Riverfest button

05/28/2026

Don't miss the opportunity to see this traveling exhibit curated by Four Mothers Collective out of Tulsa, OK. It's been such an honor to have the work in our gallery space! On display through June 6, 2026! Next up📣📣 Following Blackbear Invitational IV 📣📣 Opening June 13!

05/23/2026

Tonight's planned activities will be held inside due to the weather.
Our celebration gets underway at 5:30 pm.
See our new exhibit, "50 at 50"✔️
Native Craft Vendors ✔️
Indian Taco Sale, CASH ONLY✔️
Children's Craft✔️
Games - you could win a Scheels Gift Card✔️
Comedy by Daniel Pewewardy✔️
Live Music by Comanche Musician Travis Komahcheet✔️
The event is open to everyone!
Admission: $7.00 to enter, $5.00 for members

05/23/2026

🎉 TODAY! Come celebrate 50 years of the Mid-America All-Indian Museum! ✌️🕺

Join us TODAY from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM for our 70s Anniversary Party packed with food, music, games, art, and fun for all ages!

✨ Things happening TODAY:
📸 VW Bus Photo Booth
🏕 Tipi Cultural Area by Warpony Productions
🖼 50th Anniversary Exhibit Opening featuring 1970s Native America & 1970s Wichita photo collages
😂 Comedian Daniel Pewewardy at 6:30 PM
🎶 Live concert with Travis Komahcheet at 7:00 PM
🎤 Sound Street Karaoke & 70s Games

🍴 Food & Drinks:
🌮 Indian Tacos
🩷 Tickled Pink
🍧 Kona Ice
🍿 Funky Monkey Munchies

🪩 Plus:
Hula Hoop Contest
Disco Dance Off
Best Dressed 70s Contest
Soul Train Line
Limbo Line
Yard Games, Pet Rock Decorating & Chalk Art

Come dressed in your best 70s outfit and party like it’s 1976! 🌼☮️

05/23/2026

Don't forget to dress out today!

Calling all disco queens, funky dancers, hippies, and rockstars — we WANT to see your best 70s looks at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum’s 50th Anniversary Party! ✌️✨

Dust off the bell bottoms, fringe jackets, go-go boots, oversized sunglasses, flower prints, jumpsuits, and platform shoes because we’re throwing it ALL the way back to the 1970s!

From 5:00 PM–6:30 PM, join Blaine Street Sound Karaoke for 70s music, karaoke and games, including:
🪩 Disco Dance Off
🎤 Karaoke
🏆 Best Dressed 70s Contest
💃 Soul Train Line
⭕ Hula Hoop Contest
🕺 Limbo Line

Plus, win gift cards during the games! The more groovy your outfit, the better, so come ready to party and dress to impress!

05/23/2026

Thank you KAKE! We are excited about the next 6 months!

Indian Museum MAAIM 50th Anniversary Celebration: Then, Now, Next.

05/22/2026

Mark your calendars!

Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mid-America All-Indian Museum on Saturday, May 23rd from 5-8 p.m. 🕺 We’re throwing it back with a 70s Decade Party and the opening of our 50th anniversary exhibit. 🪩

Why the 70s? The museum opened in 1976, and that decade was a powerful era of cultural pride, activism, and visibility for Native communities. The American Indian Movement helped amplify Native voices, strengthen identity, and push for change—shaping the legacy we continue to honor today.

Enjoy an evening filled with disco, karaoke, games, and a VW Bus Photo Booth
• Best Dressed 70s Contest
• Food trucks and Native vendors
• Tipi learning area
• “70s Native America in Wichita” photo display
• Special performances: Native comedian Daniel Pewewardy at 6:30 p.m. and a live concert by Native musician Travis Komahcheet at 7 p.m.

Admission is just $7, or $5 for members.