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| United States of America |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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 Indigenous people were forced into reservations which were a small fraction of the size of their original lands. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Relocation is a euphemism for ethnic cleansing. The Lenape were forced West and now live in Ontario, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Reservation ration cards. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Effigy of Judge Boldt who ruled in favour of a group of indigenous people over a treaty. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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1980s Treaty Beer was produced in protest of indigenous hunting rights being protected. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Piegan fan made with eagle feathers. The fans are used to fan smoke to purify people at gatherings. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Violin and bow (c1910) attributed to Amos Gustina (Western Apache, 1858-1945), Arizona. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Napi Gives People Life" (1997) by Darrel L Norman (Pikuni Blackfeet, born 1943), Montana. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Northern Uti moccasins (early 20th century, Utah). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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An exhibit showing how the indigenous people are exploited as a brand. This is an arms catalogue from 1979. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indigenous people exploited for travel in land taken from Mexico after a war (New Mexico and Arizona, c1925). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"The Iron Horse", a 1924 silent movie and the first Western directed by John Ford (1894-1973). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"The Great Sioux Massacre" is a 1965 USA version of the Battle of the Big Horn. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indigenous chief being used to sell corn. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indian Head hydrolic brake fluid. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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The stereotype of the so called Wild West is born. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Movie poster with stereotypical image of indigenous people, the Comanche. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Brave Eagle lunchbox and thermos, 1950s. Brave Eagle was a USA TV show featuring an indigenous person as the hero. It ran from 1955 to 1956. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indian Chief motorcycle (1948). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Improved Order of Red Men membership certificate (1889). A group to help assimilate indigenous people into a European (American) way of life. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Poster for the Seatle Seahawks American football club containing indigenous tribal art from the Pacific coast. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Airline using indigenous motiff. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Northwest Coast Native American Barbie doll (2000). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indigenous Barbie doll (1994), a mix of different tribal groups. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Cream with an indigenous theme. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Land Lakes butter (2016). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Postage stamp (1923). Based on the Lakota chief, Hollow Horn Bear. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Arrow Motel sign. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Argo Corn Starch box (c1935). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Wigwam motor oil. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Savage Arms catalogue from 1939. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Old Indian Liver and Kidney Tonic. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Whiskey. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Canadian apples. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Native American playing cards. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Hiawatha cattle grain feed. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Big Chief root beer stand from c1940. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indians colouring book. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Stereotypes used to take away the dignity of the indigenous people. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Children's game to reinforce stereotypes. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Degrading indigenous heritage by using their culture in an advertisment for dog food. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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An Elvis Presley movie called "Half Breed", a USA term for a person of mixed European and indigenous parentage. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Lakota shirt (c1880) worn by warriors fighting USA soldiers lead by General Custer. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Lakota shirt from 1870. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Lakota shield and cover (cow rawhide, paint, c1890) from South Dakota. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Part of a large muslin painting by a follower of Sitting Bull called Strike the Kettle. Painted in Canada in 1890 after the Battle of the Big Horn. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Village life, part of a large muslin painting by Strike the Kettle, a follower of Sitting Bull (1890). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Warriors, part of a large muslin painting by Strike the Kettle, a follower of Sitting Bull (1890) UPPER. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Warriors on horses, part of a large muslin painting by Strike the Kettle, a follower of Sitting Bull (1890). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Lakota leaders' head dress, c1880. Feathers were awarded for bravery. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Lakota baby carrier, c1900. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Cree child's moccasins (left, c1885) and Inuit child's moccasins (c1916). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Kuna baby dress (c1920) from Panama. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Kaqchikel Maya child's cap from Guatemala, 1925. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Caribou Inuit girl's parka (c1910). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Cora drum (wood, rawhide, cord, c1920) from Mexico. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Inupiaq Inuit football (left, c1910, Alaska) and Hopi ball for the game, tacti (1963). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Apsaalooke (Crow) dress (right, 1915) for a child and a Pikuni (Blackfoot) doll (1850). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Detail of Pikuni (Blackfoot) doll (1850). The white beads represent elk's teeth, the ribbon is silk. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Quechua male and female dogs (c1920) from Peru. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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San Carlos Apache female doll (c1875), Arizona. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Omaha calumet (feather covered pipe used for meetings), Nebraska, c1870. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Banner from the 200th anniversary of the United States of America from an indigenous perspective. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indigenous rights poster from 1978. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown covers the history of indigenous people under European rule. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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A Mile Marker set up by people who had travelled to support a Sioux protest against an oil pipeline built through their land (A mile is a USA distance unit equal to 1.6km). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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An oil pipeline was diverted from its original route (dotted line) after fears that if a leak occurred it would contaminate water supplies for Bismark. It was then built through Sioux land. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Indian camp. USA movies created a "standard Indian" from a mix of indigenous cultures. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Western Airlines poster. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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A little help from the Indians. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Portrait of Pocahontas from Virginia after being baptised. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Copy of "Baptism of Pocahontas" (1839) by John Gadsby Chapman. The original is in the US Capitol. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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2015 painting of a Shaman by Robert Houle called "Shaman Dream in Colour", part of a series. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Shaman Takes Away the Pain" (2015) by Robert Houle. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Shaman Never Die" (2015) by Robert Houle. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Shaman Heals by Touching" (2015) by Robert Houle. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"The Pines" (2004) by Robert Houle. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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2013 painting by Robert Houle called "Flights of Starlings". |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Untitled (a red spider marching over a map of the Cascades) by Robert Houle (2013). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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Untitled by Robert Houle (2013). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Beach Crows" by Robert Houle (2013). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Mighty Crows Bounce Over The Great River" by Robert Houle (2013). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Museum of the American Indian |
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"Where the Gods are Present" by four artists from 1989. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
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Washington DC |
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Train at Union Station. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Downtown building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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View in Downtown towards the group of buildings containing the White House. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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View of Downtown. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Corner steak house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Warner Theatre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the most famous streets in the city. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Street corner along Pennsylvania Avenue. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Freedom Plaza |
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Freedom Plaza is along Pennsylvania Avenue. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Freedom Plaza |
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USA and DC flags. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Freedom Plaza |
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Council of District of Columbia. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Freedom Plaza |
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View of the tower from the USA Department of Justice. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
Freedom Plaza |
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The White House Visitor Centre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Pershing Park |
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Pershing Park is across the road from Freedom Plaza. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Pershing Park |
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WW1 memorial. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Pershing Park |
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WW1 for the USA was 1917-1918. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
District of Columbia |
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Washington DC |
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Pershing Park |
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Quote from USA President Woodrow Wilson. |
2024 |
