There is an actor/historian that is on the Discovery channel once in awhile that dresses in historic garb and plays the part of someone in history. Tells the story in the first person. He does Lewis (or Clark?) quite a bit.
At the end of one of his “shows” he is asked the question about what he finds so amazing about the modern day compared to when he was exploring. He said something like: “That there are still Indians. I would have thought they would have be exterminated. And not only are they still here, they have adapted to the White Man’s culture and are working in stores and businesses.”
One may even become "first dude" in 2012.