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juliefrancella on Instagram: "The myth of the vanishing Indian …. Photographers like Edward Curtis in the 1900s helped shape an image of Native people as already…"
The myth of the vanishing Indian …. Photographers like Edward Curtis in the 1900s helped shape an image of Native people as already disappearing — frozen in the past, removed from the present, and destined to fade away.That myth served a purpose.If people believed we were vanishing, it became easier for governments to take the land, break treaties, erase our nations, and call it history instead of theft.But we did not vanish.We are still here.A glimpse from my closing remarks in Chicago at the House of Smoke and Ash Event.#seansherman #indigenous #nativevoices #jamesbeardawards #representationmatters
