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Three Men and One Woman Holding Peace Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Three men standing outside, one is dressed wearing Native American clothing items, and another, wearing a suit and tie, is probably John Chapple. One elder...
Photograph

Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of four men sitting outside around a drum while four other men wearing Native American clothing are standing off to the left. On the far right an Amer...
Photograph

Native American Gathering, Pow Wow

Date: 1930
Description: View of five men wearing hats sitting outside in a circle around a drum while five other men dressed in Native American clothing are standing behind the se...
Photograph

Native Americans Around Drum

Date: 1930
Description: Group portrait showing one Native American man shaking hands with John Chapple, while two other Native American men and one Native American woman wearing a...
Photograph

Native Americans around Drum

Date: 1930
Description: Group portrait showing one Native American man shaking hands with John Chapple, while two other Native American men and one Native American woman wearing a...
Photograph

Chief Ma-ko-day and Family

Date: 07 1916
Description: St. Croix Ojibwa Chief Ma-Ko-day (Chief Peter Bearheart) and his wife, grandson, and another unidentified person in front of their birch wigwam located in ...
Photograph

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...
Postcard

First Peace Council ever Held between Chippewas and Siouxs

Date: 1896
Description: Colored postcard view of "Buffalo Bill" Cody center right in white coat and hat surrounded by Native Americans in traditional garb, military personnel and ...
Photograph

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Camp Fire Girls and Indian "Chief"

Date: 1930
Description: Hand-colored group portrait of Camp Fire girls and a man dressed in Ojibwa-style floral embroidered/beaded clothing and a Plains Indian feathered headdress...
Photograph

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...
Painting

Forming the Bow or Stem

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Description: An Indian man sits in front of a dwelling forming a bow or stem for a canoe that he's making. In the background is a wigwam (or wetu).
Painting

Completed Bow or Stem

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Description: An Ojibwa man shows a completed bow or stem for a canoe that he's constructing. Behind the man is a wigwam (or wetu).
Painting

Whittling Strips for Sides

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Description: An Ojibwa Indian whittles strips of wood for the sides of a canoe under construction. In the background is a wigwam (or wetu).
Painting

Cutting Cedar For Ribs

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Description: An Ojibwa Indian man is splitting cedar wood to make ribs for the canoe he's constructing.
Painting

Splitting Cedar for Framework

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Description: An Ojibwa man splits a cedar trunk with a wooden tool. The cedar is to be used to build the framework for a canoe. A woman is seated nearby.
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Homeward Bound

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Description: An Ojibwa man and woman prepare to transport rolled bark back to their home to use in the construction of a canoe.
Painting

Tying With Wigub

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Description: An Ojibwa man sits on the ground tying cedar materials with wigub as a woman looks on. The cedar will be used in the construction of a canoe.
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Rolling Up the Bark

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Description: An Ojibwa man kneels on the ground to roll up cedar bark that will be used in the construction of a canoe.
Painting

One Large Sheet

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Description: An Ojibwa man and woman peel bark from a tree to use in the construction of a canoe.
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Removing Bark

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Description: An Ojibwa man and woman split and peel bark from a tree for use in the construction of a canoe.

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