John Wesley Powell
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He became a national hero following his scientific expedition through the \u00e2\u0080\u009cGreat Unknown\u00e2\u0080\u009d of the Grand Canyon in 1869. Powell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ideas for sustainable Western agriculture and irrigation met with skepticism at the time, yet his studies served as the foundation for twentieth century water-use policies."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "As director of both the U.S. Geological Survey (1881\u00e2\u0080\u009394) and the Smithsonian Institution\u00e2\u0080\u0099s U.S. Bureau of Ethnology (1879\u00e2\u0080\u00931902), Powell oversaw the collection and interpretation of artifacts relating to Native peoples and led a major study of North American languages. \u00e2\u0080\u009cBecause of the rapid change in the Indian population now in progress,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Powell noted regretfully in 1878, \u00e2\u0080\u009call habits, customs, and opinions are fading away.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Yet he supported removing Native peoples from their lands and promoted their assimilation into Euro-American culture."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Mount Morris, Nueva York"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "El explorador, ge\u00c3\u00b3logo y antrop\u00c3\u00b3logo John Wesley Powell influy\u00c3\u00b3 en las pol\u00c3\u00adticas nacionales tocantes a las tierras y comunidades ind\u00c3\u00adgenas del oeste de EE.UU. Su expedici\u00c3\u00b3n cient\u00c3\u00adfica de 1869 al territorio desconocido del Gran Ca\u00c3\u00b1\u00c3\u00b3n lo convirti\u00c3\u00b3 en h\u00c3\u00a9roe nacional. Aunque sus ideas sobre agricultura sostenible e irrigaci\u00c3\u00b3n en el oeste fueron recibidas con escepticismo, sus estudios formaron la base de la pol\u00c3\u00adtica p\u00c3\u00bablica para el uso de aguas en el siglo XX."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Como director del Servicio Geol\u00c3\u00b3gico (1881\u00e2\u0080\u009394) y la Oficina de Etnolog\u00c3\u00ada de la Instituci\u00c3\u00b3n Smithsonian (1879\u00e2\u0080\u00931902) en EE.UU., Powell supervis\u00c3\u00b3 la recolecci\u00c3\u00b3n e interpretaci\u00c3\u00b3n de artefactos relacionados con los pueblos nativos y lider\u00c3\u00b3 un importante estudio sobre las lenguas norteamericanas. \u00e2\u0080\u009cDados los r\u00c3\u00a1pidos cambios que hoy sufre la poblaci\u00c3\u00b3n india\u00e2\u0080\u009d, lament\u00c3\u00b3 en 1878, \u00e2\u0080\u009ctodos los h\u00c3\u00a1bitos, costumbres y opiniones est\u00c3\u00a1n desapareciendo\u00e2\u0080\u009d. No obstante, Powell apoy\u00c3\u00b3 la extracci\u00c3\u00b3n de los ind\u00c3\u00adgenas de sus tierras y su asimilaci\u00c3\u00b3n a la cultura euroamericana."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Mrs. E.D. Powell [Mrs. John W. 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