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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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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 Dance

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Description: A group of women, possibly Tarahumara Indians, dancing in Mexico.
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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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Corn Dance, Pueblo of Santo Domingo

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Description: Harvest Corn Dance at the pueblo of Santo Domingo. Caption reads: "Corn Dance, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, N. Mex."
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Native American Dance

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Description: Native American dancer performs for an audience.
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Menominee Indians

Date: 03 18 1953
Description: Menominee Indians of the Zoar Settlement in Northern Wisconsin performing a dream dance. Standing figures: "Grandma" Dutchman and husband "Charlie."
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Reunion of Indians at the Soo

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Description: A view of people standing near three tepees, and with many Native Americans dancing in a circle on a wooden platform. Caption reads: "Reunion of Indians at...
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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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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

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Description: View of a Native American dancer at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. The event, which began in 1916, is held on the bank of the Wisconsin River.
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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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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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Four Ojibwa

Date: 10 1981
Description: Three Ojibwa women are standing in front of a car. A young person is sitting on the hoodoo the car, and is peeking over the older woman's shoulder. The you...
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Frances and Patrick Decorah

Date: 1977
Description: Frances Decorah and her son Patrick at a Pow-wow in South Dakota. She is seated in a lawn chair and Patrick is napping on her lap. Frances is wearing stree...

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