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The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants come forward. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the cultural items may contact the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico.
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By Gary Ruegsegger
Correspondent
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By Carrie White
Correspondent
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, by Erika Marie Bsumek, is reviewed.
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Byline: Jessica Kennedy
WORCESTER - Mikal Brotnov grew up on a reservation. Through his writing and photographs, now on display at Clark University,...
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The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian displays more than 7,000 objects - but they might not be the objects visitors expect, says Amy Drapeau, a museum spokeswoman.
Some people come in with misconceptions. They think all Native Americans wear feathers, have horses and live on the Plains," Ms. Drapeau says, "but you can't generalize, because we're talking about hundreds of native communities.
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Living history
New museum honoring American Indian culture opens this week in nation's front yard
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The game of lacrosse was more to the Iroquois people than a sport combining a long-netted stick, a ball and a lot of running.
The game, which the Iroquois invented, was a spiritual tradition that healed nations and resolved conflicts between tribes. It was a way of conditioning young warriors and preparing for battle. And it was a sport played for fun.
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To spend an hour or two with Jhumpa Lahiri is one of the greatest pleasures we can give ourselves as readers.
Born in London of Bengali immigrants and raised in Rhode Island, Lahiri is a writer of uncommon grace and insight. Her sentences flow into paragraphs, paragraphs into stories, in a seamless weave as fine as a pashmina shawl.
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HORIZONTAL stand alone center start
Last week as Nina Furstenau prepared an Indian dish of spinach and potatoes, she sliced the onions very thinly, poured a little vegetable oil into a pan and allowed a pinch of asafetida powder and a sprinkling of cumin seeds to flavor the hot oil. Then she added the onions. The dish always begins this way because this is how her mother taught her to make it.