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Photograph

Eskimo Duck Dance

Date: 1930
Description: Eskimo duck dance to celebrate the spring hunt.
Painting

The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
Drawing

Storm Encountered on the Way to Washington, D.C.

Date: 1852
Description: An illustration of a storm encountered by a delegation of Indians on their way to Washington, D.C.
Drawing

Chippewas Gathering Wild Rice

Date: 
Description: Illustration of three Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians gathering wild rice into a canoe.
Print

Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch: A Mandan Village

Date: 1832
Description: Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, a Mandan village with boats on the river in foreground.
Photograph

Ernest Oshkosh

Date: 1925
Description: A portrait of a descendant of Chief Oshkosh, probably Ernest Oshkosh, with one foot in a traditional canoe. This image is part of an exhibit about Native A...
Photograph

Peavy Falls Group, Menominee Indians

Date: 
Description: "Peavy Falls Group" of men and boys posed on bank of river. There is a man in a canoe in the river, and a footbridge in the background.

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