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Menominee Ceremonial Dance

Date: 1942
Description: A Menominee ceremonial dance. The dancers are wearing Native American ceremonial dress. Although Roman Catholic missions had banned many Native American ce...
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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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Menominee Indian Dance

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: People sitting on the ground together for a Menominee Indian dance.
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Menominee Ceremony

Date: 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view of a Menominee Ceremony, possibly the beginning of a dance.
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Women in the Temporary Ho-Chunk Village

Date: 1908
Description: A group of Ho-Chunk women wrapped in shawls gathering at the temporary Ho-Chunk village. Identified as the Homecoming Powwow at the intersection of Main an...
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Sun Dance of the Ponca Indians

Date: 1908
Description: A large group of Ponca Native Americans in the Sun dance, at the 101 Ranch, one of the early focal points of the oil rush in northeastern Oklahoma. Caption...
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Dancing Ojibwa

Date: 1938
Description: An Ojibwa man on a platform dancing for spectators. The dancer is wearing a feather war bonnet, leather vest, arm band, fringed buckskin leggings, moccasin...
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Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of four men sitting outside around a drum while four other men wearing Native American clothing are standing off to the left. On the far right an Amer...
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Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of five men wearing hats sitting outside in a circle around a drum while five other men dressed in Native American clothing are standing behind the se...
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Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of five men wearing hats sitting outside in a circle around a drum while six other men dressed in Native American clothing are standing behind the sea...
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Swan Dance

Date: 1929
Description: Ho-Chunk women perform the Swan Dance. There is a group of men sitting in a circle next to them.
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Wild Goose Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of women dressed in buckskins performing the Wild Goose dance as men in headdresses are watching.
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Women dressed in buckskins, performing the Wild Goose dance as men in headdresses watch.
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Buffalo Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Two Native American Indian men, dressed in ceremonial clothing and furry, horned headdresses, are performing the Buffalo Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Cer...
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Buffalo Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Two Native American Indian men, dressed in ceremonial clothing and furry, horned headdresses, are performing the Buffalo Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Cer...
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Hoop Dancer at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1971
Description: Spencer Jane, hoop dancer, free-twirling 5 hoops. One hoop is in his right hand, and the other four are interconnected through his legs, hips, and left han...
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Snake Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of a group of men and women are lined up in a row, performing the Snake Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial.

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