2010.54.9936

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Chief Seattle Speaks
Chief Seattle Speaks
Late 20th - Early 21st Century
21.00 in HIGH x 16.00 in WIDE
(53.34 cm HIGH x 40.64 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.9936

Bottom right: "The Silicon Valley Toxic Coalition is indebted to the United Native Indian Tribes, / Inc., for refreshing our memory of the wise words of Chief Seattle. / Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition / 760 North First Street, Second Floor / San Jose, California 95112 / (408) 287-6707". | Bottom right corner: "Fidelity Printing / San Jose 224 / GCIU printing label".





Poster is printed on white paper. Poster has a geometric boarder . At the top of the poster is brown text that reads: "Chief Seattle Speaks". Below this text is a red and white photograph of an Indian man in traditional and Westernized dress. Superimposed over the photograph are two columns of text. The first paragraph is in bold text and reads: "In 1854, the Great White Chief in Washington, President / Franklin Pierce, made an offer for a large area of Indian land / and promised a reservation for the Indian people. Chief / Seattle's reply, published here in full, has been described as the / most beautiful and profound statement on the environment ever / made.".
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