The Mythic Mississippi Project is pleased to present this interview with Dr. Blaire Topash-Caldwell, a cultural anthropologist (University of Massachusetts-Boston) and citizen of the Pokagon tribe of Potawatomi Indians. In the interview Dr. Topash-Caldwell offers a Native American perspective on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. She also discusses contemporary Native American empowerment and the importance to Native Americans and all Americans of a more historically accurate and inclusive telling of United States history. Interview date: July 19, 2021.
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