Before and after the coming of European settlers, hunting game was an important aspect of Indian life. Jamestown founder John Smith relates the earliest recorded instance of European hunting activity: 148 wildfowl killed with three shots. “We have been a nation of hunters ever since,” notes an exhibit on these early-day hunters at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Running through December 11, the exhibit continues the museum’s 50th Anniversary celebration
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