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Our Biggest Takeaways from the White House Report Targeting Smithsonian Native American Exhibits

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Our Biggest Takeaways from the White House Report Targeting Smithsonian Native American Exhibits

A White House-issued report says the country’s foremost museums have fallen into “radical, activist ideology,” in part for their portrayal of Native American history. Titled “Saving America’s Story: How Ideological Capture at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History Erases Our Heritage,” the 162-page report was released late on Saturday, July 4. It criticizes…

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