The Indian Role in the 1876 Centennial Celebration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Trennert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, 1976, pp. 7-13
Description
Discusses the Indian exhibition held in during the exposition in Philadelphia and how, despite attempts to have actual members of cultural groups participate, organizers were left with static displays from ethnographic collections which failed to engage the public or increase understanding of Native Americans.