Sorry for asking, but which two continents?

Claudio

> Deb,
>   I could be wrong here, and I haven't made it there yet, but as I
> understand it, they rotate the features on tribes. It will take a long
> time to get to all of them, and isn't better not to have a lot of little
> junk (here is a basket from the Utes, here is an arrow from the Apache)
> and focus on individual tribes? As I understand it, tribes have input on
> displays, so what you may want (such as refuting Disney's stereotypes)
> may not be what the tribes wanted. As to it being disjointed, how do you
> have a common theme on over 500 tribes on two continents? I have talked
> to the museum store people, and they are trying to buy from Indian
> artists across the country, and I know artist who are represented there.
> So it is an opportunity to buy authenticate art as well as shameless
> commerce. Where they do excel is when they bring in folks from around
> the country to share cultural activities. I had a hand in arranging to
> send potters and stomp dancers to D.C., and I know others who have
>  been asked to go.
>
>   Comparing to how we were treated in the past, it is a big step forward,
> but you are right, there is room for improvement.
>
>   Rick Fields
>   Citizen, Cherokee Nation
>
>
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