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Controversial 1970s "Crying Indian" ad donated to the National Congress of American Indians

The Coca-Cola ad that showed a distressed Native American character rowing through a landscape of garbage has become a cultural touchstone since it first aired in 1971. Now, the ad will be donated to the National Congress of American Indians, and it will be up to them to determine its future. Nancy Chen has more.
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