Gus Palmer Sr. (Kiowa), left, side gunner, and Horace Poolaw (Kiowa), aerial photographer, with a B-17 Flying Fortress. MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida, ca. 1944. Photo by Horace Poolaw, 45UFL14 © Estate of Horace Poolaw.

Join museum senior editor Alexandra Harris, co-author of Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces, for a discussion about identity and the warrior stereotype of Native people serving in the military, as well as actual—and remarkable—traditions of peace and war within American Indian communities. Following Harris's talk, museum historian Mark Hirsch, Why We Serve co-author, will host a Q&A with attendees.

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