Remain a part of the last of the cultural future of the americas. In the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph and the National Museum of the American Indian, so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion. And with this hope, these words in cheyenne [speaking cheyenne dialect] in english, the great mystery walks beside you and walks beside your work and touches all the good that you attempt. Thank you. More than 15 years since that opening day of september, 2004. We are live from the National Museum of the American Indian, joined by Museum Director kevin gover. Explain first the exhibit you are sitting in now and the story it tells about how native American Imagery is represented and portrayed in Popular Culture. Thank you and good morning and welcome to the National Museum of the American Indian. I have i am in a gallery for the exhibition we call americans. This is an exhibition, as you would expect, in part native americans, but also about american
As the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. We have survived. And from a cultural standpoint have even triumphed against great odds. We are here right now, 40 million Indigenous People throughout the americas and hundreds of cultural, distinct cultural communities and we will insist that we remain a part of the cultural future of the americas. In the different journey through history together that the el quens of chief joseph commands and that the National Museum of the American Indian so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion and with this hope these words in cheyenne. [ speaking Foreign Language ] in english, walks beside you, walks beside your work and touches all the good that you attend. Thank you. And more than 15 years since that opening day in september of 2004, were live now from the National Museum of the American Indian. Were joined in the exhibit space there by Museum Director kevin gover. Explain first the exhibit youre sitting
We have lived in these lands, in these Sacred Places for thousands of years. We are thus the original part of the Cultural Heritage of every person hearing these words today, whether you are a native or not native. We have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism that followed contact and lasted for hundreds of years. But in our minds, in our history, we are not its victims. applause as the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. We have survived and triumphed against great odds we are right here right now, and in cultural distinct communities. We will insist that we remain a part of the last of the cultural future of the americas. applause in the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph commands and the National Museum of the American Indian, so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion. And with this hope, these words in cheyenne [speaking cheyenne dialect] in english, the great mystery walks beside yo
Against great odds we are right here right now, cultural distinct communities. We will insist that we remain a part of the last of the cultural future of the americas. In the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph and the National Museum of the American Indian, so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion. And with this hope, these words in cheyenne [speaking cheyenne dialect] in english, the great mystery walks beside you and walks beside your work and touches all the good that you attempt. Thank you. More than 15 years since that opening day of september, 2004. We are live from the National Museum of the American Indian, joined by Museum Director kevin gover. Explain first the exhibit you are sitting in now and the story it tells about how native American Imagery is represented and portrayed in Popular Culture. Thank you and good morning and welcome to the National Museum of the American Indian. I have i am in a gallery for the exhibition we call am
We will turn to the business of building the memorial next week. So, were glad that youre here and were excited to be talking about the memorial and lets get right to it is with me is harvey pratt with. Hes a citizen of the tribes of oklahoma. He is a piece chief and has been a career Law Enforcement official. He is a working artist and he is a marine and vietnam veteran. Please greet for harvey pratt applause what caused you to submit a proposal, a proposed designed for the memorial . Our veterans director just kept after me. I had no i really had no hope that i would even come closer, submit a design. He just kept after me and said, do it for the tribe and i said let me dream on it and i said i have to dream. Some of my best creativity is done early in the morning in that dream period and so thats what i did. I went home and i dreamed about it and i got my big chief tablet out and got some sketches and it just came to me all of a sudden that morning. In order to touch they 576 federa