“We Don't Live Like That Anymore”: Native Peoples at the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife, 1970––1976 (2011)
This article looks at presentations and panel discussions by American Indians at the U.S. Smithsonian Institution's Festival of American Folklife in the 1970s. Particular focus is given to organizer Clydia Nahwooksy and what the author describes as her goal of combining cultural and historical presentations with education on issues in contemporary Native life. It is suggested that this opportunity to interpret their own histories and cultures signaled a change in American Indians' relationship with the Smithsonian Institution. Details related to presentations on crafts and political issues by American Indians are discussed. Other topics include the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Red Power movement of the 1970s, and media representations of American Indians.
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