Officially Indian: Symbols that Define the United States

From maps, monuments, and architectural features to stamps and currency, images of Native Americans have been used again and again on visual expressions of American national identity since before the country’s founding. In the first in—depth study of this extraordinary archive, Cécile R. Ganteaume argues that these representations are not empty symbols but reflect how official and semi—official government institutions—from the U.S. Army and the Department of the Treasury to the patriotic fr...