The Woman Who Saved Native Song
Briefly

Tucked into a corner of the Library of Congress is the Densmore Collection of cylinder phonographs - a bygone medium containing the living songs of an ancient culture.In the early twentieth century, the U.S. government continued its assault on Native Americans by demanding they relinquish their tribal languages and belief systems, teach their children English, and enter the American mainstream.
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