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"Study for wîcihitowin (Helping Each Other)," honors the resilience of Native children who managed, against the harsh assimilationist programs of Indian Boarding Schools, to hold onto their culture. Despite being forced to labor in the fields, cut their hair, and dress in western clothing, these boys have found a way to practice a sacred smudging ceremony.
In this work, Kent Monkman subverts the narrative of the "vanishing race" into a statement of resilience and community.
See "Study for wîcihitowin (Helping Each Other)" in "House Made of Dawn: Art by Native Americans 1880 to Now, Selections from the Hsu-Tang Collection," on view through August 16 at The New York Historical.
"Study for wîcihitowin (Helping Each Other)," honors the resilience of Native children who managed, against the harsh assimilationist programs of Indian Boarding Schools, to hold onto their culture. Despite being forced to labor in the fields, cut their hair, and dress in western clothing, these boys have found a way to practice a sacred smudging ceremony.
In this work, Kent Monkman subverts the narrative of the "vanishing race" into a statement of resilience and community.
See "Study for wîcihitowin (Helping Each Other)" in "House Made of Dawn: Art by Native Americans 1880 to Now, Selections from the Hsu-Tang Collection," on view through August 16 at The New York Historical.
![World War II // The Citizenship Project [E06]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Qj5dI8mx5g/mqdefault.jpg "World War II // The Citizenship Project [E06]
Those who take the U.S. Citizenship Test must understand the reasons behind the United States’ involvement in World War II, why the U.S. was initially neutral, and what happened as a result of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The New-York Historical Society Citizenship Project offers free civics test preparation classes for green card holders. Learn more at https://www.nyhistory.org/citizenship-project
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