Beautiful Portraits of Native American people

Beautiful Portraits of Native American Teen Girls From Between the 1870s and 1890s

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an old black and white photo of a native american woman with necklaces on her neck

The last known photograph of Chief Joseph was taken in 1903 by Edward Sheriff Curtis. It was a photogravure and was later restored and made available as an archival print. In the image, Chief Joseph is depicted in a thoughtful pose, likely taken towards the end of his life, as he passed away in 1904

a grave in the middle of a field with flowers on it and an american flag laying next to it

Chief Joseph the Younger gravesite, Chief Joseph Cemetery, Nespelem WA

. Chief Joseph death certificate

I Will Fight No More Forever” by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, 1877 (from his surrender in the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana) I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Toohulhulsote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say no and yes. He who led the young men is dead. It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are. Perhaps they are freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sad and sick. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more fo

an old photo of a native american man with feathers on his head and holding a knife

.Running Antelope, Hunkpapa Sioux. 1872. Photo by Alexander Gardner.

Jesse Michael LaBrunn with two children and wife, nez perce

Jackson Sundown was a famous nimíipuu (Nez Perce) horseman and warrior, known for his skills in rodeo riding and accomplishments in the Pendleton Roundup in Pendleton, Oregon during the early twentieth century (early 1900s). He was a member of the wal’wáama (Wallowa Band) of the nimíipuu (Nez Perce) tribe and served in the Nez Perce War of 1877. At the conclusion of the Nez Perce War, Jackson Sundown was part of the retreat of many nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warriors and their families to Canada. After a few years, Jackson Sundown and other warriors were eventually able to return to the nimíipuu (Nez Perce) reservation in the Lewis-Clark Valley in northwest Idaho.

an old black and white photo of a man on a horse

Jackson Sundown on his horse.

J.W. Fenderson Nez Perce man.

Iron Tail - 1842 – May 29, 1916) was an Oglala Lakota Chief and a star performer with Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Iron Tail was one of the most famous Native American celebrities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a popular subject for professional photographers who circulated his image across the continents