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To: Willie Green


"Three inaugural exhibitions further explore the culture, history and spirituality of American Indians. Each of the exhibits focuses on eight different tribes, who have collaborated with museum officials and helped choose objects from the museum's collection to tell their stories."

Why is Indian spirituality ok, but not something like the
ten commandments?

"In the exhibit, visitors learn that the Hupa tribe of California believes that when people die they go to a place where they dance forever. "So when we pray, we ask them to come back and dance with us," Hupa leader Mervin George Sr. states in a quotation on the exhibition wall."

Prayer is schools is outlawed, but prayer in the museum is
ok.


23 posted on 09/21/2004 2:31:16 PM PDT by joelazcr
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