WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents its latest exhibition “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture.” The panel exhibition, which also features several objects, opens Thursday, July 1, at the museum on the National Mall in the second-level Sealaska Gallery. The exhibition will kick-off with a rock-and-blues concert by Derek Miller (Mohawk), Friday, July 2 at 5 p.m.; it is open through Jan. 2, 2011. Native people have been active in contemporary music for nearly a century. Many Native artists have had successful and influential careers in almost every form of popular music. “Up Where We Belong” tells their stories and histories and provides visitors the opportunity to hear music and discover artists with whom these exceptional musicians collaborated. Visitors will also learn of the musical greats who inspired these artists, as well as the gro