all right my name is Christian Hopkins I'm not against it from Oshawa Rhode
Island
an exhibit that I find very interesting at the tomah clock museum is The Pursuit
of Happyness exhibit the reason why I think it's a great exhibit is because it
doesn't keep us in the past I think too many museums subconsciously enforce
stereotypes of who we are the reason being is because they keep us
in that pre-colonial timeframe and don't emphasize who we are currently and who
we look around how we view ourselves and what we see when we look to the future
and I think that Tom McLaury does a very good job of doing that and I think
that's a powerful exhibit
so I was blessed to have the opportunity to dance for chief strong horse at an
honoring ceremony held by Tomic log that they do every year to honor people of of
stature that have done things for the community and so I was blessed to have
the opportunity to to dance the old man's dance which is a dance to
show the lifecycle of a warrior and for me to be able to to respect somebody who
had really played a big part in our community was a big honor for me
the metal is a huge honor also I think it couldn't have gone to a more
deserving Museum the reason being is because of the the
identity that it gives to the younger generation and I think that tomahawk
really made that a pinnacle for their community and allowed me to have a firm
base and to and to be Who I am today and so that is why I feel like Tom o'clock
is a very worthy recipient of the order
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