Editorial: Remove the coverings: Native American history should not go into hiding
If you stop by Chicago’s Field Museum and visit the exhibits featuring the native peoples of the Northwest Coast and Arctic, as well as those of the Ancient Americas, you will notice display cases covered over or blocked off so no one can see inside.
As the Tribune’s Christopher Borrelli recently reported, this isn’t the result of a routine renovation or museum improvement plan. This cover-up at one of Chicago’s most-visited institutions is brought to you by federal regulations that went into effect in mid-January.
The new rules have forced the Field to block
