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Hand drum

Culture/People:
probably Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock] (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Crawler (Slohan/David Crawler), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]/Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux), ca. 1830-ca. 1915  Search this
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Possible collector:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Seller:
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Object Name:
Hand drum
Media/Materials:
Rawhide, wood, wool cloth, metal wire, metal items, paint, sinew
Techniques:
Bent, stretched, stitched, pegged, strung, painted
Dimensions:
32 x 30 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
12/2265
Barcode:
122265.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b2f0cdd3-aa22-4323-8a2d-b879b4391689
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131580
Online Media:

Arrow shaft straightener

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow shaft straightener
Media/Materials:
Animal bone
Techniques:
Carved, perforated
Dimensions:
19 x 5 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1870
Catalog Number:
20/1287
Barcode:
201287.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed17341b-1fa0-4439-a491-5889bdd0b4f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214967
Online Media:

Spinning top

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Spinning top
Media/Materials:
Buffalo horn
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
6 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
20/1443
Barcode:
201443.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9e8ed9e-9063-4bb1-bfa7-d730957165e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_215138
Online Media:

Parfleche trunk

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Previous owner:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Seller:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche trunk
Media/Materials:
Rawhide, rawhide, paint
Techniques:
Folded, stitched, painted, fringed
Dimensions:
53 x 36 x 24 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
23/2945
Barcode:
232945.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8df9137-2231-4a33-a89b-1be6da364924
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248147
Online Media:

Paintbrush

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Previous owner:
Alphonse Bears Ghost (Alphonse Bearsghost), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], 1896-1972  Search this
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Collector:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Seller:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Object Name:
Paintbrush
Media/Materials:
Buffalo bone, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Ground
Dimensions:
8 x 4 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Art and Printing tools
Place:
Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
23/2985
Barcode:
232985.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Art and Printing tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b4d3f05-b49f-44fe-9d9f-64f46c9f3f0e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248187
Online Media:

There is a Pipe that is Sacred

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
S. D. Nelson, Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Donor:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Title:
There is a Pipe that is Sacred
Object Name:
Poster
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
50.9 x 71.2 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
1997
Catalog Number:
25/4646
Barcode:
254646.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b8947650-3061-40c7-b2af-afdeab0249a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270604
Online Media:

Ball

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Ball
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
6/7929
Barcode:
067929.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690a893b1-1a5e-4143-aa80-8ac6cb7329a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73222
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Wood, iron point, sinew, feather/feathers, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, wrapped
Dimensions:
69 x 6 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1870
Catalog Number:
20/1271
Barcode:
201271.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694ff6b93-2ac4-45fc-ac40-ec88c80bef4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214946
Online Media:

Bow, bowcase, and quiver

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Possible collector:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Previous owner:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Donor:
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939  Search this
Object Name:
Bow, bowcase, and quiver
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, wood, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, sinew, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted, sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, quill embroidered, fringed
Dimensions:
110 x 24 x 10 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1870
Catalog Number:
20/1271
Barcode:
201271.001
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws661874b13-c727-460a-b567-9c509fb8ce22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_214947
Online Media:

Parfleche case

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Previous owner:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Seller:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche case
Media/Materials:
Rawhide, paint
Techniques:
Folded, painted
Dimensions:
29 x 22 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
23/2938
Barcode:
232938.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bce69549-9170-48b0-9d17-7fe452e268e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248139
Online Media:

Parfleche trunk

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Previous owner:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Seller:
Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche trunk
Media/Materials:
Rawhide, rawhide, paint
Techniques:
Folded, stitched, painted, fringed
Dimensions:
48 x 30 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
23/2946
Barcode:
232946.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66558cb49-d55c-4766-95c5-c6767ee3df11
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248148
Online Media:

There is a Pipe that is Sacred

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
S. D. Nelson, Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Donor:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Title:
There is a Pipe that is Sacred
Object Name:
Poster
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
50.9 x 71.2 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
1997
Catalog Number:
25/4647
Barcode:
254647.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8a8204f-8479-4e5d-bdef-5ab5288a2ce6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270605
Online Media:

There is a Pipe that is Sacred

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
S. D. Nelson, Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Donor:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Terrence Winch, Non-Indian  Search this
Title:
There is a Pipe that is Sacred
Object Name:
Poster
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Printed
Dimensions:
51 x 71.2 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
1997
Catalog Number:
25/4648
Barcode:
254648.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dc507d1a-cda0-4801-8491-f3b33c11ff21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270606
Online Media:

Quilt

Culture/People:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Paula J. White; Mary Bighorse; Ina McNeil; Margaret Wood; Ana Cooke Hoffman; Gussie Bento; Judy Toppings; Sheree Bonaparte; Lula Red Cloud; Conrad House; Nancy Naranjo; Harriet Soong; Shirley M. Grady; Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart; Alice Olsen Williams; Rita L. Corbiere; Marlene Sekaquaptewa; Ollie Napesni; and Bernyce K. Courtney  Search this
Commissioner:
National Museum of the American Indian Exhibitions Department (NMAI Exhibits Department)  Search this
Contributor:
Paula J. White, Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]  Search this
Mary Bighorse (Mary Big Horse), Osage  Search this
Ina McNeil (Ina Brown), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Margaret Wood, Diné (Navajo)/Seminole, b. 1950  Search this
Ana Cooke Hoffman (Cungass'aq), Yup'ik (Yupik)  Search this
Gussie Bento (Augusta-Helen Bento), Native Hawaiian  Search this
Judy Toppings, Minnesota Chippewa [White Earth, Minnesota]  Search this
Sheree "Peachy" Bonaparte, Mohawk [Akwesasne]  Search this
Lula Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]  Search this
Conrad House, Diné (Navajo)/Oneida, 1956-2001  Search this
Nancy Naranjo (Nancy Cougar Crone Naranjo), Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Harriet Soong (Harriet Momilani Kimseu Soong), Native Hawaiian, 1927-2012  Search this
Shirley M. Grady (Lead Woman), Numakiki (Mandan)/Minitari (Hidatsa)/Sioux/Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart, Muscogee Nation (Creek), b. 1940  Search this
Alice Olsen Williams (Minaachimo-Kwe), Ontario Ojibwe  Search this
Rita L. Corbiere, Anishinaabe [Manitoulin Island, Ontario]  Search this
Marlene Sekaquaptewa, Hopi [Bacavi]  Search this
Ollie Napesni, Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Bernyce K. Courtney (B.K. Courtney), Wasco/Tlingit  Search this
Object Name:
Quilt
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, silk cloth, yarn, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, pieced, embroidered, quilted
Dimensions:
216.0 x 173.0 cm`
Object Type:
Works of Art (Other)
Place:
USA
Date created:
1997
Catalog Number:
26/9621
Barcode:
269621.000
See related items:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Works of Art (Other)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68bf879c8-06bd-4bd6-a4cc-c85abb7c2b1d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_412305
Online Media:

Dance shield

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Dance shield
Media/Materials:
Muslin, wood, feather/feathers, horsehair, paint
Techniques:
Bent, tied, stretched, painted
Dimensions:
59 x 48 x 1.3 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
6/7911
Barcode:
067911.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609615fa4-64a0-4b04-88bd-6a2998950701
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73204
Online Media:

James E. Curry papers

Correspondent:
Paul, William L. Jr  Search this
Creator:
Curry, James E., 1907-1972  Search this
Names:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe  Search this
Three Affiliated Tribes  Search this
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  Search this
Bingham, Jonathan  Search this
Cohen, Felix  Search this
Cohen, Henry  Search this
Extent:
121.7 Linear feet
Culture:
Potawatomi  Search this
Muckleshoot  Search this
Nooksack  Search this
Missouria (Missouri)  Search this
Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this
Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Haida [Kasaan]  Search this
Salish (Flathead)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this
Wahpetonwan Dakota [Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe]  Search this
Mdewakantonwan Dakota [Flandreau]  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Yavapai [Fort McDowell]  Search this
Mojave (Mohave)  Search this
Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this
Iroquois  Search this
Wendat (Huron)  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Santa Ana Pueblo  Search this
Cocopa  Search this
San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
San Felipe Pueblo  Search this
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Paiute  Search this
Wesort  Search this
Tillamook  Search this
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Stockbridge Mahican  Search this
Quinault  Search this
Lummi  Search this
Hualapai (Walapai)  Search this
Taos Pueblo  Search this
Tesuque Pueblo  Search this
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Sandia Pueblo  Search this
Seminole  Search this
Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux  Search this
Coeur d'Alene  Search this
Croatan  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Cocopa  Search this
Chickahominy  Search this
Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac Courte Oreilles, Wisconsin]  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this
Unangan (Aleut)  Search this
Chiricahua Apache [Fort Sill, Oklahoma]  Search this
San Carlos Apache  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Sioux [Crow Creek]  Search this
Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)  Search this
Isleta Pueblo  Search this
Caddo  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Yavapai  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Washoe (Washo)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Seneca  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Menominee (Menomini)  Search this
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Seri  Search this
Zia Pueblo  Search this
Yoeme (Yaqui)  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Catawba  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Osage  Search this
Chickasaw  Search this
Umatilla  Search this
Kaw (Kansa)  Search this
Tsimshian [Metlakatla]  Search this
Tlingit  Search this
Ute  Search this
Laguna Pueblo  Search this
Jemez Pueblo  Search this
Havasupai (Coconino)  Search this
Kootenai (Kutenai) [Idaho]  Search this
Klamath  Search this
Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this
Oto  Search this
Spokan  Search this
Yakama (Yakima)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notes
Letters
Clippings
Legal documents
Place:
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
Date:
1932-1958
Summary:
These are the papers of Washington, D.C. attorney James E. Curry, whose legal career included work both as a government attorney and in his own private practice. The bulk of the papers reflect his private practice in the area of Indian affairs.
Scope and Contents:
The material in the collection includes documents relating to many aspects of Curry's career but most of it relates to his work with Indian tribes and the National Congress of American Indians. For the most, the collection is made up of such materials as letters exchanged with government officials, Indians, and other attorneys; copies of legal documents; published government documents; notes; and clippings and other printed materials. Of particular significance is a subject file relating to Indian affairs. It includes material concerning affairs of Alaskan natives and the Aleut (Akutan, Pribilof Islands), Apache (including Fort Sill, Jicarilla, Mescalero, San Carlos White Mountain), Arapaho (Southern), Assiniboine (Fort Belknap, Fort Peck), Bannock (including Fort Hall), Blackfeet, Caddo, Catawba, Cherokee (Eastern), Cheyenne (Northern, Southern), Chickahominy, Chickasaw, Chippewa (including Lac Courte Oreilles), Choctaw, Cochiti, Cocopa, Coeur d'Alene, Colville, Comanche, Creek, Croatan, Crow, Dakota (Big Foot, Cheyenne River, Crow Creek, Devil's Lake, Flandreau, Fort Totten, Lower Brule, Mdewakanton, Oglala, Rosebud, Santee, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Standing Rock, Yankton), Delaware, Eskimo (including Gambell, Kiana), Flathead, Fox, Haida (including Kasaan), Havasupai, Hopi, Iroquois (Caughnawaga, Seneca, St. Regis), Isleta, Jemez, Kalilspel, Kansa (Kaw), Kickapoo, Kiowa, Klamath, Kutenai, Laguna, Lummi, Maricopa (Gila River, Salt River), Menominee, Missouria, Mohave (Fort Mohave), Mohave Apache (Fort McDowell), Muckleshoot, Navaho, Nez Perce, Niska, Nooksak, Omaha, Osage, Oto, Papago, Paiute (Fallon, Fort McDermitt), Moapa, Pyramid Lake, Shivwits, Walker River, Yerington), Pima (Gila River, Salt River), Potowatomi, Quinaielt, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Sandia, Sauk, Seminole (Florida, Oklahoma), Seneca, Seri, Shawnee (Eastern), Shoshoni (including Fort Hall), Sia, Spokan, Stockbridge, Taos (Pyote clan), Tesuque, Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Arikara, and Hidatsa), Tillamook, Tlingit (including Angoon, Craig, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawak, Klukwan, Taku, Wrangell), Tsimshian (Metlakatla), Umatilla, Ute (including Uintah-Ouray), Walapai, Washo, Wesort, Winnebago, Wyandot, Yakima, Yaqui, Yavapai, Yuma, and Zuni. There are also materials relating to Curry's work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Congress of American Indians, and material that reflects his interest in conditions and events in given locations (often filed by state) and in organizations with interest in Indians. The material relating to Curry's work in Puerto Rico has been deposited in the Archivo General de Puerto Rico, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, in San Juan.
Arrangement note:
The James E. Curry Papershave been arranged into 6 series: (1) Daily Chronological Files, 1941-1955; (2) Subject Files Regarding Indian Affairs, bulk 1935-1955; (3) Miscellaneous Files Regarding Indian Affairs, bulk 1947-1953; (4) Non-Indian Affairs, n.d.; (5) Puerto Rico Work, 1941-1947; (6) Miscellany, undated.
Biographical/Historical note:
James E. Curry was trained in law in Chicago and practiced in that city from 1930 until 1936, serving part of that time as secretary of the local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. From 1936 to 1938, he was an attorney with the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, being largely involved with matters of credit affecting Indians. From 1938 to 1942, he continued service with the Interior Department but worked in several capacities involving the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, the department's Consumers' Counsel Division, and the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority.

In 1945, Curry returned to Washington and set up private practice, also maintaining for a time an office in Puerto Rico. In Washington, he became the attorney for the National Congress of American Indians and from that time until the 1950s his practice increasingly involved representation of American Indian tribes, mostly in claims against the federal government. In this work, for a time, he was involved in business relations with a New York Law firm that included Henry Cohen, Felix Cohen, and Jonathan Bingham.

He also often worked closely with lawyers who lived near the tribes he represented, William L. Paul, Jr., of Alaska, for example. This aspect of his practice--representing Indian tribes--was largely broken up during the early 1950s when the Commissioner of Indian Affairs began to use his powers to disapprove contracts between Curry and the tribes. In 1952 and 1953, his official relationship with the National Congress of American Indians was also ended. After this, while Curry continued until his death to act as a consultant in Indian claims with which he had earlier been involved, his career and life developed in a different direction.
Related Materials:
Additional material relating to James E. Curry can be found in the records of the National Congress of American Indians, also located at the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center.
Provenance:
The Curry papers were originally donated to the National Anthropological Archives by James E. Curry's daughter Mrs. Aileen Curry-Cloonan in December 1973. In 2007 The Curry papers were transferred from the National Anthropological Archives to the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center along with several other records concerning American Indian law and political rights.
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).
Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Genre/Form:
Notes
Letters
Clippings
Legal documents
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James E. Curry papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.015
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James E. Curry papers
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv47452304f-6226-44f3-9c83-407a91782872
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-015

Concrete Hunting Ground

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ed Defender, Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], 1953-1999  Search this
Previous owner:
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this
Donor:
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this
Title:
Concrete Hunting Ground
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, watercolor, wood
Techniques:
Painted, framed
Dimensions:
67.5 x 88 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Albuquerque; Bernalillo County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1990
Catalog Number:
25/4662
Barcode:
254662.000
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Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bd767971-2f67-417a-b6ed-985ec4ded130
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270222
Online Media:

They Hurry To The Dance

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ed Defender, Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], 1953-1999  Search this
Previous owner:
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this
Donor:
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this
Title:
They Hurry To The Dance
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, watercolor, wood
Techniques:
Painted, framed
Dimensions:
70 x 65 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Albuquerque; Bernalillo County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1990
Catalog Number:
25/4714
Barcode:
254714.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60700acdb-bc3d-49ee-bace-d6ee91673dab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270643
Online Media:

Rattle

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Joseph Rainbow (Joe Rainbow), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], 1901-1987 and Jennie Rainbow (Jennie Four Swords), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], b. 1913  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Rattle
Media/Materials:
Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers, animal gut/intestines
Techniques:
Stitched, bead-wrapped , tanned, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
42.8 x 12 x 5.5 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA
Date created:
1966-1967
Catalog Number:
25/8284
Barcode:
258284.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63bac436c-1860-412d-add9-b7e114dfa944
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274216
Online Media:

Rattle

Culture/People:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Joseph Rainbow (Joe Rainbow), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], 1901-1987 and Jennie Rainbow (Jennie Four Swords), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock], b. 1913  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Rattle
Media/Materials:
Animal bladder, deerhide/deerskin, feather/feathers, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Tanned, stitched, bead-wrapped , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions:
44 x 10.2 x 6 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1964-1965
Catalog Number:
25/8568
Barcode:
258568.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e2b3831-38ee-44ee-bb3a-4e9bc44c0cb6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274513
Online Media:

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