Comments by "Sam Aronow" (@SamAronow) on "Ancient Americas" channel.

Back when I was in school in California, we didn't learn about local nations and tribes (this has changed), so we basically studied the four most stereotypical cultures that everyone had heard of, and the Kwakiutl were always my favorite for the artwork, northwestern landscape, and delicious salmon. I think northwestern peoples were having a big moment of cultural relevance in the 1990s due to the popularity of Northern Exposure, which prominently featured Tlingit and Haida characters. Tangent: it was also the first time most Americans had ever seen First Nations people depicted in a non-historic setting. I think seeing them in a modern context, still maintaining a thriving tradition but not being singularly defined by it, had a big impact on American culture that's too often overlooked.
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