Object number:
2010.54.273
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
We Decided that our Indian People are more Important to Us than Long Jail Terms
Maker:
Akwesasne Notes, Bruce Carter
Date made:
1974
Material / Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 22.25 in, W: 17.5 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Poster has a black and white drawing in the center of man wearing native American clothing with one feather in his hair. His hands are bound in front of him. The bottom edge reads in black, "'We decided that our Indian people are more important to s than long jail terms.' Carter Camp, Wounded Knee 1973." Bottom edge has small text about the artist where to obtain reprints.
Concepts:
male; North American Indian
Places:
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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