Opening Remarks, November 5, 2011

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Identifier: UA 193, Series 4, File 1

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Opening Remarks

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Content Description

From the Collection:

Includes event materials relating to the "Wiping Away the Tears Symposium: The Battle of Tippecanoe in History and Memory, Recalling History, Rediscovering its Impact" held at Purdue University on November 3-5, 2011. This event was located at Purdue University, Prophetstown State Park and Tippecanoe Battlefield Park. Included in the materials are programs, event announcements,and a six part DVD series of the event.

Dates

Creation: November 5, 2011

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Larry Zimmerman, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, introduces the theme for the final day of the symposium. Zimmerman brings up the subject of how the past can be represented in several different ways and the need to ensure accurate, ethical, and historical representation of the past.