点评:My wife and I only had minimal knowledge of the specifics related to the treatment of Native Americans. So when we stopped in Flagstaff for 4 nights, the Museum of Northern Arizona found a place on our to-do list. And what an eye opener it was.
The museum offers 2 tracts:
1. The story of various Native American groups in the Southwest US from many thousands of years ago through the present with clear and concise descriptions of events.
2. Literally tons of artifacts, including unbelievable ceramics, jewelry and tapestries illustrating the talent of people “under the radar”
The beautiful exhibits are breathtaking.
It’s also a very spiritual place. Beginning with the Spanish and later residents of the US, Native Americans were persecuted and frequently killed. My wife and I are Jewish and were haunted by how similar their story was to the travails of Jewish people across Europe, Russia and the Middle East for thousands of years.
We finished with a visit to the Gift Shop where several employees and volunteers helped us appreciate the museum quality pieces available for sale. Many thanks to young Emma and the matriarch of the place, Annie, for their good natured guidance and patience.
The museum is well worth a few hours of your time.
翻译:我和妻子对美洲原住民所受待遇的具体细节知之甚少。因此,当我们在弗拉格斯塔夫停留四晚时,北亚利桑那博物馆成了我们必去之地。这真是令人大开眼界。
博物馆提供两大板块:
1. 清晰简洁地描述了美国西南部各美洲原住民群体从数千年前至今的故事。
2. 馆内珍藏着海量文物,包括令人难以置信的陶瓷、珠宝和挂毯,展现了“低调”人们的才华。
精美的展品令人叹为观止。
这里也是一个充满灵性的地方。从西班牙人到后来的美国原住民,美洲原住民遭受迫害,甚至经常被杀害。我和妻子都是犹太人,他们的故事与数千年来欧洲、俄罗斯和中东犹太人的苦难如此相似,这一直萦绕在我的心头。
最后,我们参观了礼品店,几位员工和志愿者带我们欣赏了出售的博物馆级精品。非常感谢年轻的艾玛和店主安妮的热情指导和耐心等待。
这个博物馆绝对值得您花几个小时来参观。