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Article: STATE DEPT.: AMERICAN INDIANS SEEK GREATER UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNITION

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October 18, 2007
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:

By Jeffrey ThomasUSINFO Staff Writer

"Maybe you should just tell them that we still exist," an American Indian told the moderator of a focus group during a recent study that not only has highlighted continuing misconceptions about American Indians, but also has revealed the sympathy with which many Americans view Indians' history and desire to learn more about their past and present.

"Tell the story of American Indians truthfully and honestly [in an Indian museum]," a non-Indian proposed, "and tell that story in both the historical and contemporary concepts. ... They survived everything ...

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