Officially Indian : symbols that define the United States / Cécile R. Ganteaume ; foreword by Colin G. Calloway ; afterword by Paul Chaat Smith.
"Officially Indian : Symbols That Define the United States explores the United States' habit throughout its history of using images of American Indians to distinguish itself from other countries and to define itself for its citizens. Its explorations provide a unique and revealing perspect...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Officially Indian : Symbols That Define the United States explores the United States' habit throughout its history of using images of American Indians to distinguish itself from other countries and to define itself for its citizens. Its explorations provide a unique and revealing perspective into the United States as a nation engaged in a 'democratic experiment'"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Published in conjunction with the exhibition Americans, opening at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, in October 2017"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 184 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781517903305 1517903300 |