This series contains 28 gelatin silver prints depicting the Minnesota Chippewa [Bois Forte/Nett Lake, Minnesota] band of Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) on the Bois Forte Reservation in northern Minnesota. The photographs were shot by David Grant Noble in September 1971. The photographer wrote captions on the back of most of the photographs.
The photographs depict wild rice harvesting and processing, as well as photographs of children playing. Some of the photographs depicting wild rice processing at the home of Ira Isham.
Collection 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).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu.
Some photographs in this collection are RESTRICTED due to Cultural Sensitivity.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); David Grant Noble photographs, Box and Photo Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
