Woody is a farmboy from quiet dale, West Virginia. Kind of a juxtaposition of what he went into the muck coming what he went into, coming from a place named quietville. He was a young man when he received the medal of honor. I am sure he will share his story with you. I dont need to tell you what he will tell you. Without further ado, woody williams. [applause] woody thank you. [applause] woody thank you. Thank you. Thank you for that nice welcome. Wow. Thank all of you for coming today. I dont know that i have ever spoken to a larger group than we have here today. So thank you. Today is a day important in my life. I dont know that it is anymore important than the 70th or 73rd when we had an opportunity to go back to iwo jima for a visit. It naturally brought back a lot of memories, some good and some bad. But i am very humbled to stand before you today. I am grateful for the opportunity of sharing with you some of my thoughts. 75 years ago, at this moment in time, thousands of marines
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
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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