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Bend, Oregon - High Desert Museum
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Reservation Tipi225 viewsPlateau Indians continued to put up tipis even after they moved into regular houses, and some still use them to house visitors (especially white tourists looking for the authentic Indian experience, who pay lucrative fees for the privilege), or to sleep in during hot summer months (because it was better than the air conditioning supplied by the housing contractors).
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Escape Hatch251 viewsThe Indians also cleverly placed their tipis near the exit door so they could make quick getaways when the US cavalry came to round them up.
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The Cowboys are the Indians277 viewsI know, they're not Indians, they're Native Americans. Regardless, many of them went into the ranching business and became rather successful at it.
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Native American Handicrafts234 viewsAnother line of business often pursued by Native Americans is the production and sale of traditional goods such as baskets, pottery, jewelry, scalps, etc.
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Native Pride and Native Sovereignty238 viewsModern Native Americans take pride in their heritage and vigorously assert their sovereignty, which sometimes involves claiming to belong to several different tribes at once.
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Native American Patriots in WWII226 views"Nearly one-third of Indian men served in the military, while another quarter worked in war industries. Indian women participated in the war effort by joining auxiliaries and finding employment in factories." ...
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Slave Mine256 viewsA recreation of one of the mines where brutal, pitiless overseers worked Native Americans to death in pursuit of greed-driven profits for cold-hearted, uncaring owners, one of whom gloats over his nefarious enterprise at left.
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Bigelow the Badger257 viewsBigelow trots up the ramps to the glass box where he will demonstrate his digging prowess.
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Bigelow Burrows272 viewsBigelow's job was to demonstrate his digging prowess by tunneling through the dirt blocking the exit from the glass box. Note: I'm just making up these animal names; I don't remember what their real names are.
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Bigelow Boogies!213 viewsIt didn't take more than a couple of seconds for Bigelow to dig his way through that puny pile of sand. He earns his keep!
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Bagging a badger299 viewsAs Bigelow emerges from his burrow, a nice lady awaits to nab him with a necktie before he can escape.
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Down the ramp249 viewsBigelow saunters down from the platform after finishing a round of excavation.
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