Walking an AlterNative Path: Notes on an Exhibition
Walking an AlterNative Path: Notes on an Exhibition

Summary/Abstract: In October 2021 the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York launched an exhibition themed Native New York. Designed to offer visitors an immersive experience of the histories and world views of Indigenous nations native to what is known today as the state of New York and New York City, the exhibition maps the area as a Native home, highlights Indigenous people’s contributions to the building of America, and reclaims continued presence. My article explores how the exhibition’s curators and contributors build a counter-story to the myth of the “vanishing Indian” and blends references to poems by contemporary Native American writers into this exhibition review of sorts to emphasize how Indigenous artists seek to decolonize America as text and artifact.

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