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Bigelow Burrows585 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.Sep 18, 2021
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Bigelow Boogies!508 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!Sep 18, 2021
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Blurry Badger575 viewsA bungled zoom shot of Bigelow the Badger as he circles back for another round of burrowing. (Couldn't change the settings quickly enough to get the right ISO and shutter speed.)Sep 18, 2021
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Down the ramp518 viewsBigelow saunters down from the platform after finishing a round of excavation.Sep 18, 2021
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Bigelow the Badger505 viewsBigelow trots up the ramps to the glass box where he will demonstrate his digging prowess.Sep 18, 2021
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Slave Mine537 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.Sep 18, 2021
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Native American Patriots in WWII538 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." ...Sep 18, 2021
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Native Pride and Native Sovereignty562 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.Sep 18, 2021
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Business as Usual524 viewsA home office of the nineteenth century West, featuring a sewing machine, drafting desk and wood stove instead of a computer and microwave oven.Sep 18, 2021
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Escape Hatch528 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.Sep 18, 2021
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Reservation Tipi549 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).Sep 18, 2021
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High Desert Housing648 viewsA traditional Native American tipi, in front of a regular reservation house of the type that replaced it.Sep 18, 2021
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