CSPAN3 American Artifacts National Museum Of The American Indian Trail Of Tears... July 13, 2024
1830 indian removal indian removal act and its impact on southern tribes. Associate curator paul chaat smith leads us through the americans exhibit, which examines how indian imagery is prominent in childrens toys and mascots. It is built on a paradox, the riddle. The paradox is this in 2018 the United States is a country of 283 million people. And indians are perhaps 1 of that population. Most americans live in urban areas and parts of the country where they never actually see American Indians. And yet American Life in images, advertising, mascots, surround people every single day. The show i...