The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC will be hosting an exhibit on skateboarding in the Native American culture titled Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America, according to a story on Native Times.
Ramp it Up celebrates the vibrancy, creativity, and controversy of American Indian skate culture. Skateboarding combines demanding physical exertion with design, graphic art, filmmaking, and music to produce a unique and dynamic culture. One of the most popular sports on Indian reservations, skateboarding has inspired American Indian and Native Hawaiian communities to host skateboard competitions and build skate parks to encourage their youth.
San Diego’s Pala Band, home of the Pala Skate Park, will be a co-sponsor of the opening on July 2, 2009.
Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America, June 12, 2009–September 13, 2009, NMAI on the National Mall, Washington, DC
[Link: Native Times]
