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Bend, Oregon - High Desert Museum
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Reservation Tipi1 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 Hatch2 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 Indians4 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 Handicrafts3 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 Sovereignty3 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 WWII1 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 Mine1 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 Badger1 viewsBigelow trots up the ramps to the glass box where he will demonstrate his digging prowess.
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Bigelow Burrows1 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!3 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 badger3 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 ramp1 viewsBigelow saunters down from the platform after finishing a round of excavation.
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