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Down the ramp619 viewsBigelow saunters down from the platform after finishing a round of excavation.Sep 18, 2021
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Bigelow the Badger600 viewsBigelow trots up the ramps to the glass box where he will demonstrate his digging prowess.Sep 18, 2021
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Slave Mine637 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 WWII622 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 Sovereignty668 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 Usual660 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 Hatch641 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 Tipi655 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 Housing743 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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Native American Handicrafts668 viewsAnother line of business often pursued by Native Americans is the production and sale of traditional goods such as baskets, pottery, jewelry, scalps, etc.Sep 18, 2021
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The Cowboys are the Indians685 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.Sep 18, 2021
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A Prickly Character653 viewsPokey the Porcupine, Gert the Grey Fox's next-door neighbor. We met up with him again later.Sep 18, 2021
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