Tomahawks and Tipis: Native American Representations in Commercial Culture

Tomahawks and Tipis: Native American Representations in Commercial Culture

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Are there still Indians here in Palm Springs?” Yes. “So, where are all the tipis?” According to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum’s Executive Director, Dr. Michael Hammond, inquiries about the Palm Springs area Indians, who are mostly of historical Cahuilla origins, and how to find tipis in Palm Springs, are the two most frequently asked

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Cut Your Hair – or Else

Cut Your Hair – or Else

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations It was 1902.  The government was unhappy that Indians were acting like, well, Indians, with their own customs and ways of life.  The government wanted to make the Indians white, or what they called “civilized,” so they would stop causing trouble with all of those “unacceptable ways.” So on January 11, 1902, the Department of the

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