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Native American Culture Observation Report

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When I was a sophomore in high school, I was fortunate enough to visit the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. as well as the Cultural Resources Center. As a cohort in the George Washington University INSPIRE Pre-College Program, I was granted access to NMAI and given a tour of the Cultural Resources Center. As I looked at the exhibits, I noticed how beautifully the artifacts and information was displayed. In addition, I was in awe at the Cultural Resource Center as I walked through the vast shelves of cultural articles and learned about the different types of tools and techniques to preserve artifacts. Through both visits, I realized that I wanted to work in Native American Museums and preserve as well as educate others about Native American culture. When I returned home to Phoenix, Arizona I was on a quest to visit as many Native American museums as I could. I …show more content…

As a Dine (Navajo) woman I understand the value of preserving traditional culture. I am aware that Native American people’s culture has been threatened ever since 1492 and it is vital to preserve our people’s culture. As a student, I also recognize the importance in educating the masses about Native American Culture. Native Americans have played an integral role in the United States of America and their history and culture should be spread to all. I am interested in professionally working in Native American Museums because they combine both preservation and education of indigenous culture. I like the fact that museums are open to all people and display information in unique and enticing ways. I have chosen the area of “cultural interpreters” for the internship because I am interested in the cultural, historical, and anthropological sides of museum work. While museum design and artifact conservation fascinate me, I feel a pull to concentrate on the cultural aspects of museum

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She introduces her primary intensions to replace orthodox archeological methods, by integrating Native American voices into her project. But, Spector’s specific motives to dismantle the ignorance people hold towards Native American specifically in archeology, is ineffective. Spector gives effective judgment when expressing her internal

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After reading “Skull Wars” by David Hurst Thomas, I gained new insight on the intriguing history of archaeology and anthropology that explores the “curious and often stormy relationship between American Indians and the non-Indians bent on studying them.” Thomas positions himself throughout the book as an individual seeking compromise and collaboration, and hopes that anthropologists and non-anthropologists can somehow meet in the middle and figure out a plan as to how they will continue to go about their investigations of North America. The continuous debate over archaeologists and American Indians is discussed and, most importantly, the most well-known names in those fields since the discovery of the Caucasoid skeleton. This conflict became

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Curtis produced his magisterial opus The North American Indian (See Appendix A).” Curtis’ work is so controversial because these images assist in making the ideas most people associate natives with more concrete. In 1906, Curtis was provided with $75,000 to produce a series of work on Native Americans. His goal was to not only photograph, but also document as much of Native American traditional life as possible before that way of life disappeared.

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Xá:ytem is currently a National Historic Site in Canada. It was established in protection of a transformer stone of great significance to the local Stó:lō Nation, and at one point housed an elaborate interpretation centre which was later shut down. Xá:ytem was protected and preserved in large part because of the “Dead Indian,” that is to say, the money and support to preserve the site was raised in large part by non-native archaeologists who saw this as helping the revival of the historical “Dead Indian.” The “Live Indians” plays an active role in this case, they are the all the Indigenous children and adults visiting the site to interact with their past.

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Visiting museums is always fun for many people, especially when you are a little kid. You get to see all kinds of different historical works done by the people from the past and present. I recently haven’t been to any museums since I was little, until I got to visit one for this course. For this Action Research Project Paper, I visited Dallas Freedman’s Memorial located in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Freedman’s Memorial is one of the most beautiful museums and quite depressing at the same time.

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The Orlando Museum of Art, also known as OMA, is a hub of Central Florida when it comes to pulling in remarkable works of art for the public eye to pay patronage to. Today I visited such a place for the annual Antiques Vintage and Garden Show, which took place between February 19th through the 21st. Included in the price of a ticket was also admission to The OMA’s current exhibitions, which included Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers and their other running exhibits, which contained an array of work, ranging from Pre-Columbian sculptures to more contemporary works of the 21st century. The specific exhibit which held my interest most was the Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican gallery titled “A Trek from North to South”, which was organized by geographic locations in Latin America. Since my girlfriend, Illiana, bought me tickets to the show for a

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The invisibility of Native peoples and lack of positive images of Native cultures may not register as a problem for many Americans, but it poses a significant challenge for Native youth who want to maintain a foundation in their culture and language. " - NCAI President Brian Cladoosby (April 2014 - Washington Post

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