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Chief Souligny

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Description: Painted portrait of Souligny, a chief of the Menominees. He is depicted wearing a James Madison Peace Medal.
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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...
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Chief Oshkosh

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Description: Chief Oshkosh, (1795-) August 29, 1858, Menomonee Indian chief.
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Iometah

Date: 1858
Description: Portrait of Iometah.
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Pocahontas

Date: 1832
Description: Portrait of Pocahontas.
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Mrs. Austin Quinney and Her Daughter Harriet

Date: 1849
Description: Portrait of Jane Quinney, (born Ashotomay) wife of Austin E. Quinney, chief of the Stockbridge nation, and their daughter, Harriet.
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Sioux Chiefs at Little Big Horn

Date: 06 1876
Description: Sioux Chiefs at Little Big Horn.
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Three Potawatomi Chiefs

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Description: Portrait painting of Three Potawatomie Chiefs.
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Yellow Thunder

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Yellow Thunder , noted warrior, and chief of the Winnebagoes (Ho-Chunk).
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Fort Howard dans La Grand Baie Verte (Ouisconsin)

Date: 1842
Description: This hand-colored lithograph of the second Fort Howard, with Indians canoeing on the Fox River, shows the hospital built 1834-1835 outside the stockade on ...
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Battle of Bad Axe

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Description: Painting by Cal Peters depicting the battle of Bad Axe, also known as the Bad Axe massacre, at the Mississippi River on August 2, 1832.
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Indian Man on Horseback Hunting Buffalo

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Description: Watercolor of an Indian hunting buffalo while riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow. The buffalo being hunted has one arrow in its side.
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Eagle Dancers

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Description: Painting made at Sante Fe of dancers.
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Dancers

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Description: Painting made at Sante Fe of dancers.
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Iwa-toke

Date: 1845
Description: Menominee woman, Iwa-toke, "The Serpent," sister to Ke-wah-ten, "The North Wind."
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Ke-wah-ten

Date: 1845
Description: Ke-wah-ten or "The North Wind," sister to Iwa-toke, "The Serpent."
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Thayendanegea

Date: 1786
Description: Print of a Gilbert Stuart painted portrait of Thayendangea (known also as Joseph Brant). He wears a feathered headdress and a shell around his neck.
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Coiling Jack Pine Roots

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Description: An Ojibwa woman coils jack pine roots as she prepares to pack them. The roots will be used in the construction of a canoe.

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