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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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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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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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Ojibwa Boy

Date: 1938
Description: A smiling Ojibwa boy standing in a boxing ring holding an eagle feather. The boy is wearing a buckskin shirt with fringe and a porcupine roach.
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Spectators Watching Native American Dance

Date: 1930
Description: View of a Native American man dancing and wearing traditional dress and a headdress. A group of younger boys, some wearing traditional dress, watch him fro...
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Ceremonial Group Dance

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of Ho Chunk performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial at night. A group of men, women and children are dancing in a circle, wea...
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Ceremonial Group Dance

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of Ho Chunk performing at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial at night. A group of men and women are dancing in a pattern, wearing Nati...
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Green Corn Dance

Date: 1952
Description: Slightly elevated view of the performance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. A group of men, women and children are performing the Green Corn Dance, movi...
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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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Sister and Brother Dancing

Date: 1960
Description: Two young Ho-Chunk children, both dressed in ceremonial clothing, are dancing outdoors at Pipe Dyer's Indian Village. The children are Janice (Lincoln) Ric...
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Hoop Dancer at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1971
Description: Clayton Jane, Spencer Jane's son, free-twirling 3 hoops.
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Snake Dance at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of a group of men and women are lined up in a row, performing the Snake Dance at the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial.

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