We checked out a culture pass from the library for the Heard Museum. It saved us $36 in admission costs. Sister was free, it cost $7.50 for Brother. The culture pass is an excellent program - I am surprised how few people know about it! What an amazing critical exhibit by Nicholas Galanin - Dear Listener. There is little I can add to what he so masterfully illustrates. If you get a chance you should go see it yourself. Here are only a few of the pieces that really spoke to me.
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| We Dreamt Death |
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| God Complex |
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| The American Dream is Alie and Well |
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| You are indisneyland |
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| Space Invaders |
There was so much to see and feel. It was hard to explain these pieces to Brother who was interested and asked wonderful questions. I am proud of him for being engaged. It is a shameful history, but one that must be reckoned with, acknowledged and heard. Another piece we spent some time with were the dual pieces "Kill the Indian" and "Save the Man." The chipped mask was an excellent illustration/metaphor for the devastation of native cultures. Of course the titles come from the words of Capt Richard H Pratt in
1892, a founder of boarding schools.
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