Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898.
Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898. Zitkála-Šá was born in 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation. She became a writer, musician, teacher, a Co-Founder of the Nationa...
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Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899
Portrait of Conquering Bear, a Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota), 1899. — “Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899” sources: Po...
Portrait of Sunflower, a Dakota Native American
Portrait of Sunflower, a Dakota Native American, circa 1899. — “Portrait of Sunflower, a Dakota Native American” source: Heyn Photo, photographer. S...
Portrait of John Smith, a Chippewa Native American
Portrait of John Smith, a Chippewa Native American. He was also known as Gaa-binagwiiyaas, amongst other names. — Note: Photograph taken in 1914. “Portrai...
Portrait of Tootch-Wu-Wu. Hoonah, Alaska, 1907.
Portrait of Tootch-Wu-Wu. Hoonah, Alaska, 1907. Source: Case & Draper, photographer. Tootch-Wu-Wu Lucy native girl from Hoonah. Photograph. Retrieved from t...
Portrait of a Blackfeet Native American woman
Portrait of a Blackfeet Nation Native American woman, circa 1900. “Portrait of a Blackfeet Nation Native American woman, circa 1900.” sources: Blaze...
Portrait of Chief He Dog, of the Oglala Lakota.
Portrait of Chief He Dog, of the Oglala Lakota, 1900. — “Portrait of Chief He Dog, of the Oglala Lakota.” sources: Photograph taken by J.A. An...
A Crow proverb and photo of Native American Hail Stone
“The eyes of men speak words the tongue cannot pronounce.” – Crow proverb. Photograph of Hail Stone, circa 1890, a Crow Native American.
Scorched Lightning portrait
Scorched Lightning, a member of the Sioux Nation, dressed in traditional costume including a bear claw necklace. Circa late 1800’s/early 1900s. Source: https://...
A quote from Sitting Bull
“Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one...