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The Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) of Vancouver at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 121-131
Description
Discusses the ethnographic exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis that included a group of Nootka and Kwakiutl cultural performers and artists, as well as a traditional native house, a canoe, and other artifacts.
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Selling Indian Education at World's Fairs and Expositions, 1893-1904

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Trennert
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 203-220
Description
Looks at the Bureau of Indian Affairs attempts to promote Indigenous education for public approval through exhibits at the World's Fair. However, the exhibits ended up promoting a romanticized traditional Indigenous culture to the American public.
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