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Ojibwe Cemetery

Date: 06 1919
Description: Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indian cemetery among brush and trees. Probably Lac Courte Oreilles.
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Indian School

Date: 1929
Description: Indian boarding school at Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Reservation. Children are in front of the building, and in the side yard.
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Governor Philipp with Ojibwe Chief

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp hearing the petition of a St. Croix Ojibwe (Chippewa) Chief during a Victory Celebration on the Courte Oreilles reservation for t...
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Annuity Payment at La Pointe

Date: 1852
Description: Group portrait of members of the La Pointe Band (now known as the Bad River La Pointe Band) of the Ojibwe Nation awaiting annuity payment at La Pointe. Non...
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Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait of several men, and a child, seated and standing in three rows. There is a drum in the right foreground.
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Charlotte Buffalo

Date: 1920
Description: Mrs. Antoine Buffalo, Jr., posing in a field at the edge of a wood. She is a member of the Chippewa (Ojibwe) tribe, and a farmer. On the right are several ...
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Ojibwe Dancers

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of a group of male and female Ojibwe (Chippewa) dancers forming a circle. They are surrounded by a crowd of white onlookers. The dancers are ...
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Mrs. Charles Belille (Belisle?)

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Description: Informal portrait of Mrs. Charles Belille, standing with a man and a child (possibly her husband and their child). The man is wearing traditional Ojibwe ce...
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Chippewa Family in Canoe

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards an Ojibwe couple paddling a birch bark canoe with their five children seated in the center. The family is dressed in western styl...
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Native American Man

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Description: A Native American man from the Mille Lacs and Rainy Lake area in Minnesota. He is probably Chippewa (Ojibwa). Behind him are paddles leaning on a tree and ...
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Judging Sheep

Date: 1925
Description: A man in a light-colored overcoat, possibly Joseph Wojta, standing behind a sheep being inspected by two other men. A group, including men, women and child...
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Portrait of an Oiyotte Sister

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Description: Outdoor, casual portrait of one of the "Five Oiyotte Sisters." Birch trees are in the background.
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Native American Woman Leaning on Automobile

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Description: A Native American woman is posing outdoors while leaning against an automobile.
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Ojibwa Girls in Snow

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Description: A snapshot of Ojibwa girls posing together standing in snow. They are bundled up in cold weather clothes and head scarves.
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Ojibwa Man and Automobile

Date: 12 1972
Description: Ojibwa man standing outdoors near an automobile. The man is wearing a plaid coat, and a cap. In the background are trees and a lake.
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Native American Children

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Description: Four Native American children pose outdoors in the snow. On the right, a girl holds an infant. On the left, another girl holds a child by the hand. In the ...
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Native American Infant

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Description: A Native American infant, nestled in a deer hide, is posed sitting up in a depression in a snowbank. In the background are trees, a dwelling and a tree hou...
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Frances Ann Oiyotte

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Description: Snapshot of Frances "Frenchie" Ann Oiyotte as a young girl. She is posing outdoors in spring or autumn, wearing cold weather clothing. In the background is...
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Two Oiyotte Sisters

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Description: Two of the "Five Oiyotte Sisters" pose together at a daycare. On the left is a child seated in a chair. The sisters attended early childhood classes in Ric...
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Mary Taylor Oiyotte

Date: 1969
Description: Snapshot of Mary Taylor Oiyotte standing outdoors in the snow. She is wearing a flowered dress and red sweater. Behind her is a snowbank and the windows of...

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