This powerpoint was given by Alexandra Harris in the panel session, "The Buffalo in the Room: Talking about the Tough Stuff at Native Museums," at the Western Museums Association 2009 meeting in San Diego, CA.
25. Example of Potential: Kiowa Pipe For some tribes, a pipe symbolized the telling of truth and the sealing of an agreement. Pipes played roles in treaty negotiations, symbolizing for Native people what a signature on paper symbolized for Euro-Americans.
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Wanted a place that is welcoming to all audiences and low on making folks feel guilty. Empowering history, not Indians as victim.