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Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre
1832
Funeral of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre.
A Fantasy from the Pony War Dance
December 1891
Engraved image of a Native American in a headdress riding a running horse. Dacners can be seen in the background.
Sioux Sun Dance
1874
Copy photograph of a painting of a Sioux Sun Dance ritual. Painting by Jules Tavernier.
Sioux Give Away Horses
1897
Sioux give away horses at the Rosebud Agency. A large group of people are watching from a shelter on the left covered with branches.
Horse Racing of Sioux Indians near Fort Pierre
1832
Horse racing of Sioux Indians near Fort Pierre. Three Sioux Indians on horseback in foreground and Fort Pierre in distance.
