She named the series Project 562 for the number of recognized tribes at the time. She published a book of her photos titled "Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America." Photographer Matika ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The old photographs and glass plates lay abandoned, dirty and dusty for years before David Cooper found them in his parent's photo studio. It turned out they were shot by Danish ...

Those in Portland may have noticed the Native American portraits pasted on buildings throughout the city. The photos are a combined effort of Portland’s Tribal Relations Program and indigenous ...

An exhibit at the Mennello Museum of American Art aims to bridge a gap in history and representation, sparking a conversation through photographic works. Tintype photographs captured by Will Wilson in ...

This fall, as I’ve introduced myself to college students during lectures, I begin by saying, “I’m here because my grandmother ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. John Mix Stanley painting of a seated ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Field Museum wants to sell 31 American Indian portraits and paintings of Western scenes by 19th Century artist and adventurer George Catlin to raise millions of dollars for its ...

Photogravures made from Edward S. Curtis portraits of American Horse, Oglala; Hollow Horn Bear, Brule; and an Assiniboine/Gros Ventre man. Curtis copyrighted the original photographs in 1907 and 1908.

The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School ...

Flip through any 19th century collection of American Indian portraits and you’ll see many stereotypical images of Native Americans: the warrior Sitting Bull, who wears a serious expression, his eyes ...