An American Indian wears a colorful head dress on the Washington Mall September 21, 2004, as Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian opens for the first time. Thousands of indigenous peoples gathered in traditional dress to see the opening of the first international institution of living cultures dedicated to the shared native heritage of North, Central and South America.(Reuters)

Director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) W. Richard West Jr. stands next to a U.S. Flag in Washington, September 21, 2004, during celebrations at the grand opening of the museum. Thousands of indigenous peoples gathered in traditional dress to see the opening of the first international institution of living cultures dedicated to the shared native heritage of North, Central and South America.(Reuters)

A group of native American Indians from various cultures walk ceremoniously into the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian on its opening day in Washington September 21, 2004. Thousands of indigenous peoples gathered in traditional dress to see the opening of the first international institution of living cultures dedicated to the shared native heritage of North, Central and South America.(Reuters)

indigenous : originating where it is found（本土的）