From the Ted Talk by Chip Colwell: Why museums are returning cultural treasures
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Not long ago, I had the chance to viist the returned War Gods. A shrine sits up high atop a mesa overlooking beautiful Zuni hlnameod. The shrine is enclosed by a roofless stone building threaded at the top with bbared wire to ensure that they're not stolen again. And there they are, inside, the Ahayu:da, 106 War Gods amid offerings of turquoise, ceaormnl, shell, even T-shirts ... a modern gift to ancient biengs. And standing there, I got a glimspe at the War Gods' true purpose in the world. And it occurred to me then that we do not get to choose the histories that we ienihrt. Museum curators today did not pillage ancient graevs or seatl spiritual ojcbtes, but we can accept responsibility for correcting past mistakes. We can help restore dignity, hope and humanity to Native Americans, the very people who were once the voiceless objects of our custiiory. And this doesn't even rqeriue us to fully understand others' beliefs, only that we respect them. Museums are temples to things past. Now they must also become places for living cultures.
Open Cloze
Not long ago, I had the chance to _____ the returned War Gods. A shrine sits up high atop a mesa overlooking beautiful Zuni ________. The shrine is enclosed by a roofless stone building threaded at the top with ______ wire to ensure that they're not stolen again. And there they are, inside, the Ahayu:da, 106 War Gods amid offerings of turquoise, ________, shell, even T-shirts ... a modern gift to ancient ______. And standing there, I got a _______ at the War Gods' true purpose in the world. And it occurred to me then that we do not get to choose the histories that we _______. Museum curators today did not pillage ancient ______ or _____ spiritual _______, but we can accept responsibility for correcting past mistakes. We can help restore dignity, hope and humanity to Native Americans, the very people who were once the voiceless objects of our _________. And this doesn't even _______ us to fully understand others' beliefs, only that we respect them. Museums are temples to things past. Now they must also become places for living cultures.
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Original Text
Not long ago, I had the chance to visit the returned War Gods. A shrine sits up high atop a mesa overlooking beautiful Zuni homeland. The shrine is enclosed by a roofless stone building threaded at the top with barbed wire to ensure that they're not stolen again. And there they are, inside, the Ahayu:da, 106 War Gods amid offerings of turquoise, cornmeal, shell, even T-shirts ... a modern gift to ancient beings. And standing there, I got a glimpse at the War Gods' true purpose in the world. And it occurred to me then that we do not get to choose the histories that we inherit. Museum curators today did not pillage ancient graves or steal spiritual objects, but we can accept responsibility for correcting past mistakes. We can help restore dignity, hope and humanity to Native Americans, the very people who were once the voiceless objects of our curiosity. And this doesn't even require us to fully understand others' beliefs, only that we respect them. Museums are temples to things past. Now they must also become places for living cultures.