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Winnebago Men Playing Cards

Date: 1885
Description: Five Winnebago men are sitting on the ground around a blanket playing cards. Two young boys are standing behind them watching.
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First Thanksgiving

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Description: Thanksgiving dinner between Native Americans and early Pilgrim settlers in America.
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Native American Game

Date: 1911
Description: Indians playing a game at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. "The man in the center is holding counting sticks. A constant drumming is kept up to make concentra...
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Pima Agency Band

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Description: A Pima Agency band performs outside for an audience, which gathers on a nearby porch.
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Sioux Give Away Horses

Date: 1897
Description: Sioux give away horses at the Rosebud Agency. A large group of people are watching from a shelter on the left covered with branches.
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Leech Lake Agency Teepee

Date: 1901
Description: A small pox patient's Leech Lake Agency teepee, burned after the man's removal.
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Indian Women

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Description: Indian women dressed for a parade at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Women

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Description: Indian women dressed for a parade at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers on a platform, with drummers in the rear, at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Dancers

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Description: Indian dancers at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Gamblers

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Description: Indians gamble while many spectators on horseback look on at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Girls Perform a Doll Drill

Date: 06 27 1900
Description: Indian girls perform a doll drill for school entertainment at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indians Gambling

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Description: Indians gamble at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Indian Camp

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: Indian camp at Nespelim [Nespelem] at the Coville Agency in Washington.
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Indian Dance

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Description: A group of women, possibly Tarahumara Indians, dancing in Mexico.
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Tejon Indians

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Description: Engraving of Tejon Indians in an encampment.
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Menominee Corpus Christi Ceremony

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Description: Members of the Menominee tribe pose during the Corpus Christi celebration, possibly held at the Keshena chapel. Pictured are, from left to right, Clara Chi...
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Native American Picture Rocks Number 1

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Description: An elevated view of Native American picture rocks, also known as petroglyphs. Caption reads: "Indian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, PA."

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