Smithsonian, the Washington Post magazine, and the wilson quarterly. And opinions and book review pages of the boston globe. The New York Times, u. S. Today in the Washington Post. He lives in virginia. Please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause]. [background sounds]. Thank you ce that introduction. I am hoping your app works a lot better than the app for the iowa caucuses. [laughter]. I trust it will. You can probably actually test it. Thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. It is very pleasant to see so many of you here. Very pleasant to see cspan here. I dont think cspan for all of the done to support book culture in america. I am attempt to say that normally what remains of the culture in america but on a day like today, its very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. I love being in savannah. My wife martha and i come here as often as we can and we live outside washington dc. And we have a in the panhandle of florida. We used to drea
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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