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 --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).