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Upon my entrance of the Native American exhibit my feeling was, “Let’s get this over with.” Equipped with my clipboard, pencil and vague memories of past history lessons I entered a white room that would instantly add color and perspective to my life. The paintings, sculptures and displays shocked me to the realization of the turmoil, pride and heritage felt and expressed by the Native American artists. With only stereotypical images of Indians with their feathers and bows and arrows as previous knowledge, I became emotionally stimulated by nearly every image as I scanned the room. Different pieces struck me either because of their colors or immense abstractness, but only one spoke to me. At first glance, the Primordial Mythic Allusion #5, by Dan Viets Lomahattewo, my mind screamed “Hakuna Matata,” the phrase from Disney’s The Lion King, which means “no worries.” In the painting, everything seems to be in place, like there would be no worries about what troubles were in their world. I know from past knowledge however, that this was not the case. There was much turmoil for the Native Americans, which was brought on by the very people who should have been helping them. I think this painting shows that no matter what happened, they persisted and made due with the unfair circumstances they were put in without losing their faith that they would eventually be secure once more.
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