Tag: Indian Removal

Go Ahead: Crockett Takes On The President

by Steve Garrett, posted in Within The Realm

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David Crockett (he never signed his name as Davy Crockett) cuts an impressive figure in history. Frontiersman, bear hunter, Indian fighter and hero of the Texas Revolution, his memory has become legendary. Author Michael Wallis, writer of the book “David Crockett: The Lion of the West” talks about another aspect of Crockett’s heroism. As a congressman from Tennessee,  Crockett broke with the powerful and tenacious President Andrew Jackson over the issue of Indian removal. Learn more about what Wallis calls Crockett’s “shining moment.”

But You Don’t Look Indian… : The Art of Bobby C. Martin

by Steve Garrett, posted in Season Two, Within The Realm

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One of the most-heard comments at showings of his work by Indian artist Bobby C. Martin is “But you don’t look Indian…” The theme of much of Bobby’s work centers around the subject of Indian identity – in fact, his last show took it’s title from that often repeated phrase.

Our conversation took place just a day or so after a national news story, involving Senator Elizabeth Warren and President Trump, ignited a debate about…Indian-ness.

Listen as Bobby describes his rediscovery of a  Native American identity that was never really lost and what it means in the broader American culture of the 21st century.