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When traveling to your summer destinations, why not take time to visit some of the many museums and art galleries featuring Aboriginal displays and exhibits? Here are a few to get you stared.

The Gallery Lambton in Sarnia, Ont., is featuring works on paper and sculptures by Inuit and First Nations artists. The exhibition will run from June 15 to Aug. 17.

Mohawk Ideals, Victorian Values: Oronhyatekha, M.D is an exhibit that runs to Aug. 2 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and looks at the life of the first Aboriginal doctor in Canada. Artifacts and memorabilia of Dr.Oronhyatekha (1841-1907) are displayed.

The Winnipeg Art Gallery will feature three new exhibitions highlighting Aboriginal artists, drawings and presentations. Gatherings: Aboriginal Art from the Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery will explore three generations of Aboriginal artists. This exhibition runs from June 8 to Oct. 6.

No X Plain Nation features paintings and photographs of Plains Indians, who explore the expectations of what an Indian should aspire to be. This exhibition runs from June 8 to Oct. l7. Bones Beneath features works from Inuit sculpture and drawings. This exhibition runs to Aug. 19.

At the Provincial Museum in Edmonton, the Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture features a number of exhibitions on the history of First Nation culture in Canada. The Edmonton Art Gallery will feature an exhibition titled Alex Janvier New Work in Watercolour. Born on a reserve near Cold Lake, Alta., Janvier is a painter, muralist and printmaker. A selection of his new works will be featured from June 29 to Sept. 15.

The Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian in Banff, Alta. houses a collection of Plains First Nations artifacts, paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography, and is open from May 15 to Oct. 15.

The Potlatch Collection- Permanent Exhibit is featured at the U'mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay, B.C., and is considered one of the finest collections of carved masks and artifacts depicting the potlatch ceremony.

Have fun!