Docents use artifacts such as tools, jewelry, weapons, game pieces and pottery to provide tangible examples of ingenuity and craftsmanship. A second objective is to help students understand the progress of Indian culture from its origins in Asia through the time of the Indian removal from Alabama. Indian cultural values and changes from nomadic hunter lifestyles to permanent communities are points for discussion. The influence on the development of Indian culture by the arrival of Europeans is stressed. A third objective of the American Indian tour is to encourage independent analysis of the issues addressed in the tour.
Docents provide insight without forming judgments.