Indian Mound at Sheboygan Wisconsin

When I saw the sign for the Indian Mound park, I turned off for a visit. It is worth a visit if you enjoy American history and wooded trails.

There are 15 acres in this woodland. The burial mounds date from around 550 to 750 CE.

I took this photo of one of the mounds. If you look at the top of the photo, you can see the rounded top of the mound.

There is an example of what they found in a mound but it is difficult to see.

It was raining on the day I visited. The trails are easy to identify but one of the longer trails was blocked by a fallen tree. Anyway, I appreciated the park.

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Port Washington Waterfront

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National Museum of the American Indian Washington

American Indian Museum / Geoff W Sutton 2017

Our visit to the Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC was  timely as we were watching the documentary on  The West  on PBS.

The first thing we noticed was the unusual design of the building (photo above), which is quite attractive and worth walking around to appreciate the design and the informative landscape.


Once inside I recommend heading to the top floor and viewing the brief film. There are several exhibits and some will change so check the website (link below) for details. 

We examined "Our Universes" in some depth to see many examples of the Indian Cultures in the Americas. Exhibit examples below.

TREATIES

Most people are familiar with the fact that many treaties between the United States and Native Americans were broken. 

An exhibit illustrates eight treaties, which are a sample of some 374 treaties between the USA and Native Nations.

Buffalo Hide Record / Geoff Sutton 2017

The "Great Inka Road" exhibit provides a visual experience of an ongoing road linking communities in several South American nations. For those of us who live in the US, it's a good reminder that there were many indigenous people throughout the Americas.

Example of Inca Road

This museum, like the other Smithsonian museums, is a place for research that will be missed in a casual walk through of exhibits. There are many Native American nations in the Americas. According to a national archives document, there are 562 recognized Indian Nations in the United States alone. I think it would be helpful if the Museum staff made it clear that we only see a sample of these nations. I should like to see some "wall" or other permanent exhibit representing all the known existing nations in the Americas.


Collection: The website authors report a vast collection. I hope a larger collection is on display in the years ahead.

Visibility: Some displays are hard to read due to dim lighting and/or lighting that produces a glare off of displays. Although photography is permitted, the glare and lighting made it difficult for this amateur. This problem of glare and poor lighting is common to many museum around the world.


Facilities: The museum appears clean with wide aisles and there are maintained restrooms. Some exhibits were not working when we visited.


Locations: There are museums in Washington DC and New York City

Food services: available on site.

Security: There is a security check and no food or drink is permitted (bottled water is permitted)

Shop- this museum has a store


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Museum website =  http://nmai.si.edu/

Resources

PBS video The West

PLACES TO VISIT IN WASHINGTON DC

Here’s a few places to see along with some photos and links to information.

United States Capitol

White House

National Archives

Library of Congress

Supreme Court

National Zoo

U S Botanic Garden

Union Station

DC Monuments and Memorials

Washington Monument

Lincoln Memorial

WW II Memorial

Vietnam War Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

DC Museums

American History

Air and Space Museum

Natural History Museum

Postal Museum

National Art Gallery

National Postal Museum

Holocaust Museum

National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of African American History and Culture

And here’s my webpage  www.suttong.com

And some books I have published

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