Current Topics in Museum Studies:
Issues in Native American Representation
Larry J. Zimmerman
IUPUI Department of Anthropology

Class Materials

Video Guides

In Whose Honor?
Savagery and the American Indian: Wilderness (Part 1) & Civilization (Part 2)
In Search of the Noble Savage
The Return of the Sacred Pole
Bones of Contention
60 Minutes Kennewick Man Segment
In the Light of Reverence
White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men
Dances for the New Generation
On and Off the Rez with Charlie Hill

Lecture Materials

What's in a Name?
Images and Indians
Playing Indians (mostly an image file from class)
Native American Concerns About Education
Issues of Cultural & Intellectual Property
Who Owns the Past? Is the Native past a public heritage?
Native Americans, Sacredness and Sacred Places

Additional Materials

Culture Area Map
This  version of NA culture areas is rather standard. Some might quibble about what to call certain areas and the  precise placement of tribal names.  

NDN Humor

Jokes appearing on American Indian web sites show a wide range of humor. Some is clever, some not understandable even to other Indians than members of the nation the individual is from, and some is angry.

Reservation Map
This is pretty good map of reservations today. As well, Karen Strom has collected links to a wide range of maps, census data, and other information you may find useful.