In a message dated 95-11-06 21:52:14 EST, you write: >Adrienne, what was wonderful about the room at the National Museum of the >American Indian? > >RACHEL FAGGETTER You could actually sit on the couch, there were copies of Lakota Times, Indian Sentinel etc on the coffee table and the tv was on playing a continuous reel of stereotype commercials, excercise programs, talk shows, music videos, all the crap you would normally see on cable but all with an Indian bent to it. The artist who produced the "film" even got Wilma Mankiller to make an appearance. In the kitchen, the refridgerator was filled with foods bearing stereotypical logos: Calumet baking powder, Argo corn starch, Indian River oranges from florida and so on. I was particularly impressed to see a can of Money House Blessing spray on top of the refridgerator, a particular favorite of mine. I used to work for a Sioux woman who collected Indian stereotypes, so this exhibit was fun for me, but I think it is very educational to those who are culturally sensitive but perhaps not culturally aware of the everyday pervasive stereotypes against ethnic groups, women, children and so on. In addition to the contemporary stuff, there was also traditional Navajo items over the bed, hanging on the walls (rugs), some pottery, etc. All in all a terrific exhibit. Unfortunately, a review in NAMES was not as favorable as mine, but then they were looking at the museum as a whole and that is another story. - Adrienne