Access to the Past: A New Tribal-Friendly Approach Explains Old Archives
The Yale Indian Papers Project is opening tribal archives to online research, but even more importantly, it is helping to win acknowledgment of tribal identity.
The Indian figure adorns the front fender of a 1948 Indian Chief, now on display in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on Washington, D.C.'s National Mail. The original manufacturer, The Indian Motorcycle Company of Springfield, Mass., chose the model's name and this corporate icon to show the American origin of its now legendary product, one example of the complex interaction between U.S. national identity and the country’s indigenous peoples.
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