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Battle of the Brule

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Description: An illustration titled "The Battle of the Brule" based on an 1840's battle between the Ojibwe and Dakota Sioux over territory in the Ashland, Wisconsin are...
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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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Ellen Gokey

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of a man who is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles band of the Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe). He is wearing a feathered headdress, a bea...
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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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Squaw Bay Caves

Date: 1931
Description: View of the Squaw Bay Caves, near Cornucopia, with people in a boat off to the far left. The caves were renamed Mawikwe Bay, and Mawikwe is Ojibwe for weep...
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Preparing a Seed Bed

Date: 1925
Description: An Ojibwe man is standing and holding the reins of his team of two horses hitched to a harrow. Two boys are standing behind him. In the background are leaf...
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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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Chief Gogeoweosh

Date: 1935
Description: Bad River Ojibwe Chief Gogeoweosh (Sailing Home Once in a While). Chief Gogeoweosh is wearing a woven vest over a shirt and a bead and feather war b...
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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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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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Decorah Family Portrait

Date: 1972
Description: Informal family portrait of Frances (mother), Patrick (son) and Stuart Decorah (father), seated on a sofa.
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St. Croix Chippewa Basketball

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Description: The St. Croix Chippewa High School basketball team in a huddle on the floor during a game.
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Chief Pussafiss

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of a man standing in a clearing. He is wearing a headband with two feathers and necklaces, and is leaning on a cane. He is identified as Chief Pus...
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Joseph Oiyotte

Date: 1972
Description: Snapshot of Joseph Oiyotte, of the White Earth Tribe, sitting in front of a gun cabinet. There are photographs tucked into the cabinet doors. He is the fat...
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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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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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Family Portrait

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Description: A casual, indoor family portrait featuring three generations. The grandmother (seated), holding the child on her lap, is one of the five Oiyotte sisters. I...
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Frances Ann Oiyotte Decorah

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Description: Frances Ann Oiyotte Decorah and a Native American man stand in front of a wooden podium, each holding a cellophane wrapped rose.
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"Posking" (Chippewa)

Date: 10 15 1907
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing outside the open door of a wooden home with one hand on his hip, and in his other hand holding what may be a pipe restin...

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