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Creator:

National Congress of American Indians

Subject:

Bronson, Ruth Muskrat

Curry, James E. 1907-1972

Deloria, Vine

Harjo, Suzan Shown

McNickle, D'Arcy 1904-1977

Peterson, Helen L

Snake, Reuben 1937-1993

Tonasket, Mel

Trimble, Charles E

Arrow, Inc

National Congress of American Indians

National Tribal Chairmen's Association

United Effort Trust

United States American Indian Policy Review Commission

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States Indian Claims Commission

Physical description:

251 linear feet

Type:

Administrative records

Collection descriptions

Audiotapes

Clippings

Correspondence

Financial records

Photographs

Videotapes

Place:

United States

Date:

1933

1933-1990

bulk 1944-1989

20th century

1934-

Topic:

Alaska Natives--Land tenure

Indians of North America--Civil rights

Indians of North America--Economic conditions

Indians of North America--Government relations

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc

Indians of North America--Politics and government

Indians of North America--Social conditions

Indian termination policy

Radioactive wastes--Management

Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972

Local number:

NMAI.AC.010

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu)

Notes:

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is a major American Indian advocacy organization, designed to serve as a link between tribal governments and the United States government. NCAI was founded in 1944, in Denver, CO, as a membership organization for "persons of Indian blood." In 1955, group membership was limited to recognized tribes, committees, or bands. The organization is overseen by an Executive Council, which selects a five-member Executive Committee and an Executive Director. The Executive Director is then responsible for managing the organization's staff and overseeing its initiatives and everyday operations. Since 1944, NCAI has held annual conventions in the fall to elect officers and pass resolutions, which become the basis for the organization's policy positions. Beginning in 1977, a mid-year conference in May or June was added to provide further opportunities for in-depth exploration of issues

Since its inauguration, NCAI has worked on a wide variety of issues facing Indians in the US. Some of those issues include voting rights, land claims, education, economic development, natural resource protection and management, nuclear waste, repatriation, and government-to-government relations with the federal government. In 1954, NCAI organized an emergency conference to protest the US government's newly-announced termination policy. NCAI has also frequently worked closely with other Indian organizations, such as the Native American Rights Fund and National Tribal Chairmen's Association, and with various government bodies, such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service

Summary:

The NCAI records document the organization's work, particularly that of its office in Washington, DC, and the wide variety of issues faced by American Indians in the twentieth century. The bulk of the material relates to legislation, lobbying, and NCAI's interactions with various governmental bodies. A large segment also concerns the annual conventions and executive council and executive committee meetings. Finally, the records also document the operations of the NCAI, including personnel, financial, and fundraising material. The collection also includes the records of two of NCAI's Executive Directors, Charles E. "Chuck" Trimble (1972-1977) and Suzan Shown Harjo (1984-1989). Included are correspondence, publications, reports, administrative records, photographs, and audio and video recordings

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National Congress of American Indians Records, National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_87783

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Original artist:

Wallis, O. J.

Dreser, William

Herbst, Francis

Richard, John H.

Stanley, John Mix

Siebert, Selmar

Graphic artist:

Sinclair, Thomas

Dougal, William H.

Duval, Peter S.

Printer:

Nicholson, A. O. P.

Publisher:

United States Navy

Author:

Cassin, John

Ewbank, Thomas

Baird, Spencer Fullerton

Gilliss, James Melville

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 30 cm x 24 cm; 11 13/16 in x 9 7/16 in

overall: 48 cm x 29.7 cm; 18 7/8 in x 11 11/16 in

Object Name:

Senate Book of U.S. Naval Astonomical Expedition

book

Object Type:

Lithograph

Chromolithograph

Hand-Color Lithograph

Engraving

Book print location:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Print location of some prints:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Associated Place:

South America

Date made:

1855

Subject:

Anthropolgy

Amphibians

Mammals

Navy

U.S. Congress

South America

Environmental History

Birds

Fish

Fossils

Shells

Indians

Reptiles

Maps

Exploration and Discovery

Art

Communications

Government, Politics, and Reform

Measuring & Mapping

Military

Natural Resources

Science & Mathematics

Survey Prints

ID Number:

2007.0204.01

Accession number:

2007.0204

Catalog number:

2007.0204.01

Description:

P.S. Duval and Company (c.1840s–1858) of Philadelphia printed this lithograph of “Indian Antiquities,” depicting South American woodenware, from an original sketch by John M. Stanley (1814–1872) of Detroit (1834–1840, 1864–1872) and Washington, D.C. (1850-1860). The illustration was published in 1855 by A.O.P. Nicholson in Washington, D.C. as Plate X in the “Indian remains” section of volume II of The United States Naval Astronomical Survey to the Southern Hemisphere, written by Thomas Ewbank (1792–1870).

Location:

Currently not on view

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Survey Prints

Data Source:

National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

Record ID:

nmah_1336263

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Creator:

National Tribal Chairmenʹs Association

Youpee, William

Toda, Chinzu

Subject:

United States Indian Health Service

American Indian Movement

Advisory Commission on Intergovernment Relations

Association on American Indian Tradition and Cultural Activities

Physical description:

40 linear feet

Culture:

American Indians legal cases tribal government agriculture

Type:

Sound recordings

Letters

Printed material

Minutes

Lists

Date:

1971-1978

Topic:

Indian-government relations

Indian interest groups

Local number:

NMAI.AC.014

Notes:

Planning for the establishment of the National Tribal Chairmenʹs Association took place in Pierre, North Dakota, in April 1971, and formal organization took place in Albuquerque in July 1971. The organization serves as a voice for elected Indian leaders of federally recognized tribes and promotes American Indian unity, observation of treaty and other rights, preservation of values, and progress in justice, social standing, education, economic well being, and political influence of all Indians of the United States. The organization no longer exists

Summary:

The files are those of the Washington, D.C., office that were acculated primarily under William Youpee. Youpee served as the first president of the association and became its executive director in 1972. There are also files accumulated by Chinzu Toda, a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee who was on loan to the NTCA. In 1978, Kenneth E. Black became the executive director. Material created from 1978 to the end of the NTCA are in private hands

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Records of the National Tribal Chairmenʹs Association, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_87784

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Artist:

Thomas Worthington Whittredge, 22 May 1820 - 25 Feb 1910

Copy after:

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

Sitter:

Albert Gallatin, 29 Jan 1761 - 12 Aug 1849

Medium:

Oil on cardboard

Type:

Painting

Date:

after 1859

Topic:

Albert Gallatin: Literature\Writer

Albert Gallatin: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of Treasury

Albert Gallatin: Politics and Government\Diplomat

Albert Gallatin: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania

Albert Gallatin: Business and Industry\Banker

Albert Gallatin: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania

Albert Gallatin: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical Society\President

Albert Gallatin: Native American\Treaty Negotiator

Albert Gallatin: Politics and Government\US Senator\Pennsylvania

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.76.34

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.76.34

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Artist:

George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872

Sitter:

Keokuk

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 6 0.9 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1835

Topic:

Dress\ethnic\Indian dress

Figure male\full length

Portrait male

Ethnic\Indian\Sac and Fox

Ethnic\Indian\Sac and Fox

Object\weapon\spear

Dress\accessory\shield

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Object number:

1985.66.1

Description:

George Catlin painted Kee-o-kúk at the Sac and Fox village in 1835. He described the chief as a “vain man” who was very pleased with his portraits, including this version. He wears an elaborate costume of white buckskin leggings, a red blanket, and a bear-claw necklace. Two years later, in 1837, Catlin brought Kee-o-kúk to Washington, where the artist showed his portraits, hoping the government would buy his Indian Gallery. During this visit, a journalist for the New York Evening Herald described the chief as a “fine and noble looking man.” Kee-o-kúk thought it useless for his people to fight the United States government. Instead, he signed over lands in the states known today as Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin, for which his tribe received about seventy-five cents per acre. Catlin noted that the Sac and Fox “have sold so much of their land lately, that they have the luxuries of life to a considerable degree . . . they look elated and happy, carrying themselves much above the humbled manner of most of the semi-civilized tribes, whose heads are hanging and drooping in poverty and despair.” (Dippie, Catlin and His Contemporaries: The Politics of Patronage, 1990)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Record ID:

saam_1985.66.1

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Creator:

Washburn, Wilcomb E

Subject:

Washburn, Wilcomb E

United States Marine Corps

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Political History

Smithsonian Institution Office of American Studies

United States Marine Corps Reserve

Physical description:

3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)

Type:

Manuscripts

Collection descriptions

Place:

United States

Date:

1946

1946-1989

Topic:

Historians

Indians of North America

History

Politics and government

Local number:

SIA Acc. 06-258

Summary:

This accession consists of papers documenting aspects of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn, historian and teacher of American political and cultural history. He held positions at the National Museum of American History, Division of Political History and later at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of American Studies. Much of the material deals with research on the Indians of North America. A small quantity of material deals with his service in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Materials include correspondence, papers, course administrative materials, notes, and conference materials

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_260972

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Artist:

J. T. Bowen Lithography Company, active 1834 - 1844?

Copy after:

Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846

Charles Bird King, 26 Sept. 1785 - 18 March 1862

Publisher:

Frederick W. Greenough, active c. 1838

Publication:

Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 3 vols., Philadelphia, 1837 - 1844

Sitter:

Catahecassa, c. 1740 - 1831

Medium:

Hand-colored lithograph on paper

Type:

Bound Object

Date:

1838

Topic:

Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Headgear\Turban

Book

Catahecassa: Native American\Orator

Catahecassa: Native American\Leader\Chief

Catahecassa: Native American\Treaty Negotiator

Catahecassa: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer

Object number:

NPG.99.167.27

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.99.167.27

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Referenced:

Dayton Bank

Maker:

Danforth, Wright & Co.

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Object Name:

paper money

Place made:

United States: Minnesota, St. Paul

Date made:

1853

Subject:

Coins, Currency and Medals

Indians

Banks

ID Number:

NU*233479.0001

Catalog number:

NU 62181

Accession number:

233479

Description:

Mr. Dayton is known to history solely by the currency he had printed for his bank, and it is not known whether the bank ever opened its doors. But it was his bank, and he had the right, so his grim visage, complete with imposing widow's peak, graces each of the three known denominations: one-, two-, and five-dollar bills.

The Dayton Bank was one of thousands of private issuers, supplying the capital that created the economic miracle of 19th-century America. No government dared issue paper money in those days: Americans had been so badly burned by inflation during one crisis (the Revolutionary War), that they would not countenance another public issue until another crisis (the Civil War).

The imagery on this note is very typical of that found in this period, especially on issues from western banks. Racial and ethnic stereotypes were prevalent and emphasized the dominance of white culture.

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

Record ID:

nmah_1201038

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Artist:

Henry F. Farny, 1847 - 1916

Armand Welcker, active c. 1887

Printer:

Scammell & Company

Sitter:

John Smith, 1579/80 - Jun 1631

Sitting Bull, c. 1831 - 15 Dec 1890

Daniel Boone, 11 Feb 1734 - 26 Sep 1820

Christopher Houston Carson, 24 Dec 1809 - 23 May 1868

John Burwell Omohundro, 1846 - 1880

William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917

James Butler Hickok, 27 May 1837 - 2 Aug 1876

Robert Cavelier Lasale, 1643 - 1687

Geronimo, c. 1823 - 17 Feb 1909

Lewis Wetzel, 1764 - 1808

Medium:

Wood engraving on paper

Type:

Print

Date:

1887

Topic:

Weapon\Gun

Weapon\Sword

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Clothing & Apparel\Accouterment\Feather

Daniel Boone: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia

Daniel Boone: Law and Law Enforcement\Police\Sheriff

Daniel Boone: Natural Resources\Pioneer

Daniel Boone: Natural Resources\Pioneer\Frontiersman

Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel

Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Soldier

Christopher Houston Carson: Business and Industry\Fur Trader

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Scout

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Guide

Christopher Houston Carson: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Hunter

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Trapper

William Frederick Cody: Natural Resources\Pioneer\Frontiersman

William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Scout

William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

William Frederick Cody: Natural Resources\Hunter

James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Spy

James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Scout

James Butler Hickok: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Civil War\Union

James Butler Hickok: Law and Law Enforcement\Marshal

John Smith: Literature\Writer

John Smith: Natural Resources\Explorer

John Smith: Science and Technology\Scientist\Cartographer

John Smith: Natural Resources\Pioneer\Colonizer

Geronimo: Native American\Warrior

Geronimo: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer

Geronimo: Native American\Leader

Sitting Bull: Native American\Warrior

Sitting Bull: Native American\Leader\Chief

Sitting Bull: Native American\Medicine man

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.89.10

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National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.89.10

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Sitter:

Alexander Cameron Hunt, 1825 - 1894

Pe-Ah

Chief Ouray, c. 1833 - 27 Aug 1880

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1868

Topic:

Interior

Alexander Cameron Hunt: Politics and Government\Governor\Colorado

Chief Ouray: Native American\Leader\Chief

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.93.372

Exhibition Label:

This three-part photograph shows eight members of the 1868 Ute delegation to Washington, D.C., standing alongside nine government officials. Because of growing complaints about settlers trespassing on traditional Ute lands, this group came together ostensibly to establish a definable Ute reservation in Colorado. Fourth from the right is Ouray, the individual whom U.S. authorities regarded as the tribe's principal spokesman. Fluent in English and Spanish, Ouray was best able to communicate with federal officials. His close association with Kit Carson-who traveled with the delegation but is not pictured here-and his reputation for being cooperative also made him the person with whom negotiators most wanted to deal. Although he was an important leader, Ouray had no such negotiating authority. Nevertheless, a treaty was signed during the Utes' visit that secured a relatively generous land apportionment. For the remainder of his life, Ouray struggled, often unsuccessfully, to have U.S. authorities honor the terms of this treaty.

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Record ID:

npg_NPG.93.372

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Attribution:

Albert Newsam, 20 May 1809 - 20 Nov 1864

Copy after:

Charles Bird King, 26 Sept. 1785 - 18 March 1862

Lithographer:

Lehman & Duval Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1837

Publisher:

Edward C. Biddle, active early 19th Century

Publication:

Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 3 vols., Philadelphia, 1837 - 1844

Sitter:

Catahecassa, c. 1740 - 1831

Medium:

Hand-colored lithograph on paper

Type:

Print

Date:

1837

Topic:

Catahecassa: Native American\Orator

Catahecassa: Native American\Leader\Chief

Catahecassa: Native American\Treaty Negotiator

Catahecassa: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.94.102

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National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.94.102

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Artist:

Unidentified Artist

Sitter:

Benjamin O'Fallon, 20 Sep 1793 - 17 Dec 1842

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1833

Topic:

Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Headgear\Military

Exterior\Landscape

Nature & Environment\Water\Lake

Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Sash

Benjamin O'Fallon: Business and Industry\Merchant\Trader

Benjamin O'Fallon: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Edward Gesuele Peterson and Nancy Gesuele Peterson

Object number:

NPG.81.33

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.81.33

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Artist:

Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846

Copy after:

Charles Bird King, 26 Sept. 1785 - 18 March 1862

Sitter:

Catahecassa, c. 1740 - 1831

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Painting

Date:

1830-1833

Topic:

Interior

Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Headgear\Turban

Catahecassa: Native American\Orator

Catahecassa: Native American\Leader\Chief

Catahecassa: Native American\Treaty Negotiator

Catahecassa: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.82.105

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National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.82.105

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Author:

Herman, R. D. K.

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2008

Topic:

Native Americans

American Indians

Citation:

Political Geography, 27(6): 630-651.

Abstract:

National parks form an archipelago of government-run, on-site "museums," geographic sites of territorial and rhetorical nation-building. The War in the Pacific National Historical Park, which occupies seven parcels of land on the small island of Guam, celebrates the "freedom" that the U.S. brought to the region in World War II. But in fact, this landscape sits at the nexus of several contested territories. Guam was seized in the 1898 Spanish-American War--the final wave of American territorial expansion--and experienced 50 years of dictatorship under the U.S. Navy, despite vigorous efforts by islanders to gain citizenship and basic rights. The post-war transformation of the island by the military came at the further expense of local land rights, and the park itself later got caught up in the struggle over federal land ownership. Disagreements within the park service and between the park service and the local people added to the contests. Finally and most importantly, the park-as-text presents a discourse of American military heroism against the Japanese, at the expense of recognition of Chamorro suffering, or of any historical marker tying the indigenous history of Guam into U.S. historical memory. The contradiction between U.S. expansionism and U.S. ideals is apparent in the way the park serves as a colonial tool in this remnant of the American empire. This paper examines the park as a narrative landscape within the fields of contestation that characterize U.S. rule on Guam.

Data source:

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Record ID:

SILSRO_73984

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Artist:

Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1823 - 1894

Sitter:

Christopher Houston Carson, 24 Dec 1809 - 23 May 1868

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1863

Topic:

Photographic Format\Carte-de-visite

Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel

Christopher Houston Carson: Military and Intelligence\Soldier

Christopher Houston Carson: Business and Industry\Fur Trader

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Scout

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Guide

Christopher Houston Carson: Politics and Government\Government Official\Indian agent

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Hunter

Christopher Houston Carson: Natural Resources\Trapper

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2005.115

Exhibition Label:

Christopher "Kit" Carson was a legendary yet controversial figure whose career as a mountain man and an army officer in the Southwest earned him national acclaim. Carson first gained notoriety working under explorer John C. Frémont. Serving on three Frémont-led expeditions during the 1840s, he distinguished himself for his skills as a hunter and a guide. Despite being illiterate, he was fluent in several languages and was able to communicate with many Native American tribes in the region. During the Civil War, Carson commanded a Union regiment, successfully defending New Mexico from Confederate invaders. Also at this time he was called upon to lead a campaign to relocate the Navajo to a reservation three hundred miles away on the Pecos River. The 1864 "Long Walk" to Bosque Redondo-during which more than two hundred died-represented one of the largest forced relocations in U.S. history.

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National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.2005.115

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Artist:

Charles Milton Bell, 1848 - 1893

Sitter:

Red Cloud, 1822 - 1909

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1880

Topic:

Interior

Equipment\Walking stick\Cane

Interior\Studio\Photography

Red Cloud: Native American\Warrior

Red Cloud: Native American\Leader\Chief

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2005.117

Exhibition Label:

"I have tried to get from my Great Father what is right and just," exclaimed Red Cloud to government officials at the conclusion of his first trip to the East in 1870. Two years earlier the celebrated Lakota leader had forced U.S. authorities to abandon a series of newly constructed forts meant to protect settlers moving across traditional Native lands. Beginning in 1870, however, Red Cloud would choose diplomacy, not warfare, to protect the Lakota's land base and to ensure the tribe's political and cultural independence. Although the westward migration of American settlers would continue largely unabated, Red Cloud remained dedicated to the future welfare of the Lakota, meeting with five different U.S. presidents over a period of thirty years. Washington photographer Charles M. Bell seated Red Cloud next to a papier-mâché rock and a painted seascape backdrop for this portrait taken during one of his many trips to the nation's capital.

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National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:

npg_NPG.2005.117

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Artist:

Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887

Lithographer:

Peter S. Duval

Sitter:

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn, 30 Jan 1806 - 17 Jan 1881

Medium:

Lithograph

Type:

Print

Date:

1842

Topic:

Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Scarf

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn: Politics and Government\Diplomat

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn: Native American\Orator

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn: Native American\Leader\Chief

Peter Perkins Pitchlynn: Native American\Treaty Negotiator

Portrait

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.72.64

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Record ID:

npg_NPG.72.64

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Artist:

Lewis, James Otto 1799-1858

Hary, John W

Publisher:

Lucas, Fielding, Jr

Subject:

Key-way-wo-wut

Going Cloud

O-Car-Gee-Wick

Clinton, De Witt

Cobbett, William

Thomson, James

Werner, Goliah

Bainbridge, William

American Fur Company

Physical description:

33 pages

Culture:

Chippewa

Eskimos

Arctic peoples

Indians of North America Subarctic

Indians of North America Northeast

Ojibwa Indians

Type:

Archival materials

Collection descriptions

Place:

Castle Rock (Lake District, England)

Date:

ca 1814-30

Topic:

Doric Rock

Urn burial

Cave Rock

Chippewa

Mortuary customs

Habitations and other structures

American Indian . .

Pipe

Transportation

Bark preparation

Government and politics

Federal-Indian relations

Art, miscellaneous

Eskimos

Fishing

Language and languages--Documentation

Local number:

NAA MS 7135

Notes:

Lucas was an owner of a printing and publishing firm in Baltimore. In 1827, it issued Thomas L. McKenney's A Sketch of a Tour to the Lakes, which was illustrated after drawings by James Otto Lewis

Summary:

Some of the original watercolor and wash drawings are included in the scrapbook, including: Indian canoes, page 200 in McKenney's Sketch; View of the Urn, Lake Superior page 361; Grave of a Chippewa Child on the Island Opposite Fond du Lac (Minnesota) page 305; Cave Rock, South Shore of Lake Superior, page 364; Oblique View of the Doric Rock of Lake Superior (unpublished): Front View of the Doric Rock, page 225; Castle Rock, South Shore, Lake Superior, page 363; View of the Urn, Lake Superior (and the Monument), page 362; Skeleton of a Chippewa Indian's Lodge, page 418; Chippewa Lodge, of poles, covered with birch bark, unpublished; Chippewa Widow, page 292; Key-way-wo-wut, or Going Cloud, page 327, O-Car-Gee-Wick, page 314; Chippewa Chief with His Calumet and Pouch, page 331; Indian Dog Train, page 196; another view of Doric Rock, unpublished; another view of the Urn, unpublished; Front view of American Fur Company's Building, Fond du Lac, Minnesota, page 276, and a view of the gathering for the Treaty of Fond du Lac, 1826, page 311

Also a drawing by John W. Hary (?) showing how Eskimos at Hudson Bay caught fish. Other original, unidentified artwork, a certificate of membership in the Baltimore Beneficial Society, and samples of printing of bank papers are included. There are, in addition, engraved portraits and title pages and illustrations from publications. The portraits include De Witt Clinton, William Cobbett, James Thomson, Goliah Werner, and William Bainbridge. The materials from publications include items from The Chemist and National Recreations, or Holiday Amusements and Robert Stuart's Dictionary of Architecture and A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine (all printed by Knight and Lacy of London); Citizen of the World, Edwin and Anelina; The Works of Robert Bruns, The Works of Thomas Moore, Thackery's Vicar of Wakefield; and other unidentified publications

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Manuscript 7135, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Scrapbook of illustrations and sample engravings ca. 1814-30 [Lewis, James Otto 1799-1858]

Data Source:

National Anthropological Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_80803

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Creator:

Jones, J. B

Subject:

American Baptist Church missions

Physical description:

3 pages

Culture:

Chickasaw Indians

Choctaw Indians

Osage Indians

Shawnee Indians

Creek Indians

Seminole Indians

Delaware Indians

Indians of North America Northeast

Indians of North America Great Plains

Indians of North America Southern States

Type:

Archival materials

Collection descriptions

Topic:

Government and politics

Council of tribes

Slaves and slavery--American Indian

Local number:

NAA MS 3645

Notes:

Reference: C. C. Royce, "The Cherokee Nation of Indians," 5th BAE-AR (1883-84). J. B. Jones, a Baptist missionary was engaged in promulgating anti-slavery sentiments among the Cherokees in 1860 (pages 324-35), and subsequently, represented the Cherokee Nation as one of the delegates to Washington for the Treaty of July 19, 1866 (page 334)

Summary:

Included in the report are the Cherokee system of government, the status of Cherokee loyalty, and the American Baptist mission work, including also brief references regarding the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Osage, Delaware and Shawnee

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Manuscript 3645, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)

Data Source:

National Anthropological Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_15799

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Collector:

Marr, John Paul

Informant:

Knight, Henry

Physical description:

1 disc 18in

Culture:

Miwok Indians

Indians of North America California

Type:

Sound recordings

Date:

1940

DEC 1940

Topic:

Miwok--Historical, Narrative--Miwok Treaty--Government--Politics--Literature, Stories

Language and languages--Documentation

Local number:

NAA INV 00001163

Cite as:

Papers of John Peabody Harrington, SR MIW 0015, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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John Peabody Harrington Sound Recordings 1920s-1950s

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National Anthropological Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_81563

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