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Reservation Collection (#11)

"Preserving Heritage: Exploring the Richness of Reservations" Lake Superior Chippewa - Apostle Islands

Background imageReservation Collection: Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Native woman head down the tracks. (MR)

Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Native woman head down the tracks. (MR)

Background imageReservation Collection: Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Pueblo architecture

Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Pueblo architecture

Background imageReservation Collection: Many oil rigs are set up throughout Oklahoma on Tribally owned land such as here on Cherokee ground

Many oil rigs are set up throughout Oklahoma on Tribally owned land such as here on Cherokee ground

Background imageReservation Collection: Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Puye Cliff dwellings. Site of ancient

Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. Puye Cliff dwellings. Site of ancient ruins from the 1100 s. Tewa tribe

Background imageReservation Collection: Oil rig in operation on the Osage Indian Reservation today. The Osage Tribe s

Oil rig in operation on the Osage Indian Reservation today. The Osage Tribe s
Oil rig in operation on the Osage Indian Reservation today. The Osage Tribes legacy with oil started in 1897 with the first well

Background imageReservation Collection: Raven sitting in front of Monument Valley background

Raven sitting in front of Monument Valley background

Background imageReservation Collection: Light beams down into Upper Antelope Canyon forming a heart shape on the Navajo Reservation

Light beams down into Upper Antelope Canyon forming a heart shape on the Navajo Reservation near Page, Arizona, USA

Background imageReservation Collection: USA, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands. Reflected sunlights creates amber walls in Slot Canyon X

USA, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands. Reflected sunlights creates amber walls in Slot Canyon X

Background imageReservation Collection: Eagle Butte, mountians of the Hopi Buttes located on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona

Eagle Butte, mountians of the Hopi Buttes located on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. Tribal members will go for their vision quest or gather young eagles to raise for their ceremonial feathers

Background imageReservation Collection: Scenic views of Hopi Reservation lands from the Second Mesa. The Hopi homelands are

Scenic views of Hopi Reservation lands from the Second Mesa. The Hopi homelands are located in the northeastern Arizona and total over 1.5 million acres of valleys and mesas

Background imageReservation Collection: Otamendi Natural Reserve

Otamendi Natural Reserve

Background imageReservation Collection: OJIBWA MEDICINE MAN, 1899. Candidates for the Ojibwa Grand Medicine Society passing in front of a

OJIBWA MEDICINE MAN, 1899. Candidates for the Ojibwa Grand Medicine Society passing in front of a medicine man as they perform the final dance of the initiation ceremony

Background imageReservation Collection: ROBERT A. ROESSEL, JR. (1926-2006). American author and educator

ROBERT A. ROESSEL, JR. (1926-2006). American author and educator. On the Navajo Native American reservation at Red Rock, Arizona, c1970. Photographed by Paul Conklin

Background imageReservation Collection: MESA VERDE: CLIFF PALACE. Prehistoric Pueblo Native American dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National

MESA VERDE: CLIFF PALACE. Prehistoric Pueblo Native American dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Stereograph, c1917

Background imageReservation Collection: SIOUX RATION DAY, 1883. Sioux Native Americans on ration day at the Standing Rock Agency

SIOUX RATION DAY, 1883. Sioux Native Americans on ration day at the Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory, 1883. Contemporary wood engraving after Henry F. Farny

Background imageReservation Collection: ILLEGAL PROSPECTING, 1879. A prospector caught illegally searching for gold on a Ute Native

ILLEGAL PROSPECTING, 1879. A prospector caught illegally searching for gold on a Ute Native American reservation in the Utah Territory. Wood engraving, American, 1879, after a drawing by W.A. Rogers

Background imageReservation Collection: FUR TRADERS, 1853. Fur traders and Native Americans in the Missouri Territory

FUR TRADERS, 1853. Fur traders and Native Americans in the Missouri Territory. American wood engraving, 1853

Background imageReservation Collection: NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION. The Gay Head, Massachusetts, Native American reservation school

NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION. The Gay Head, Massachusetts, Native American reservation school. Wood engraving, 1860

Background imageReservation Collection: MISSIONARY AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Visit of a Missionary to the Northern American Indians

MISSIONARY AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Visit of a Missionary to the Northern American Indians. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Background imageReservation Collection: NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN FARMING, 1835. Eastern Native American women engaged in agricultural tasks

NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN FARMING, 1835. Eastern Native American women engaged in agricultural tasks. Wood engraving, American, c1835

Background imageReservation Collection: NATIVE AMERICANS: MAIDU VILLAGE. Sketch of a Maidu Native American village of earthen lodges near

NATIVE AMERICANS: MAIDU VILLAGE. Sketch of a Maidu Native American village of earthen lodges near Sacramento, c1849, by a California miner, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff

Background imageReservation Collection: INDIAN RESERVATION SCHOOL. The Gay Head, Massachusetts Native American Reservation school

INDIAN RESERVATION SCHOOL. The Gay Head, Massachusetts Native American Reservation school. Wood engraving, American, 1860

Background imageReservation Collection: OGALLALA SIOUX GHOST DANCE at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

OGALLALA SIOUX GHOST DANCE at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Wood engraving, American, 1891

Background imageReservation Collection: OGALLALA SIOUX GHOST DANCE. Ogallala Sioux ghost dance at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

OGALLALA SIOUX GHOST DANCE. Ogallala Sioux ghost dance at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Wood engraving, American, 1891

Background imageReservation Collection: CATLIN: COMANCHE FAMILY. A Comanche chiefs family. Line engraving, 1844, after George Catlin

CATLIN: COMANCHE FAMILY. A Comanche chiefs family. Line engraving, 1844, after George Catlin

Background imageReservation Collection: MOHAWK VILLAGE, 1780. A Mohawk village in central New York, c1780. Wood engraving, 19th century

MOHAWK VILLAGE, 1780. A Mohawk village in central New York, c1780. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageReservation Collection: NATIVE AMERICANS / CORNFIELD. Native Americans guarding their cornfields against marauding crows

NATIVE AMERICANS / CORNFIELD. Native Americans guarding their cornfields against marauding crows
NATIVE AMERICANS/CORNFIELD. Native Americans guarding their cornfields against marauding crows. American engraving, 1853, after Seth Eastman

Background imageReservation Collection: MISSIONARY STATION, 1832. Brainerd, a Missionary Station among the Cherokees in Tennessee

MISSIONARY STATION, 1832. Brainerd, a Missionary Station among the Cherokees in Tennessee, named after the missionary David Brainerd. Line engraving, American, 1832

Background imageReservation Collection: NATIVE AMERICANS: BALL GAME, 1855. Northwestern Native Americans at ball play on the ice in winter

NATIVE AMERICANS: BALL GAME, 1855. Northwestern Native Americans at ball play on the ice in winter. Steel engraving, 1855, after a drawing by Seth Eastman

Background imageReservation Collection: NEZ PERCE CAMPAIGN, 1877. Scenes from the U. S. Army campaign, October 1877

NEZ PERCE CAMPAIGN, 1877. Scenes from the U. S. Army campaign, October 1877, against the Nez Perce tribe
NEZ PERCE CAMPAIGN, 1877. Scenes from the U.S. Army campaign, October 1877, against the Nez Perce tribe. Wood engraving, American, 1877

Background imageReservation Collection: IDAHO: NEZ PERCE AGENCY. Lapwai, headquarters of the U. S. Federal Nez Perce Agency in Idaho at

IDAHO: NEZ PERCE AGENCY. Lapwai, headquarters of the U. S. Federal Nez Perce Agency in Idaho at the time of the U. S
IDAHO: NEZ PERCE AGENCY. Lapwai, headquarters of the U.S. Federal Nez Perce Agency in Idaho at the time of the U.S. army campaign to capture Chief Joseph. Wood engraving, American, 1877

Background imageReservation Collection: Indian tepee. Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

Indian tepee. Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico. Date 1936 Apr

Background imageReservation Collection: Palm Canyon

Palm Canyon
A view of Palm Canyon, in the Ague Caliente Indian Reservation, California, U.S, A, Date: 1960s

Background imageReservation Collection: NAVAJO DWELLING, ARIZONA. Navajo reservation in Monument Valley

NAVAJO DWELLING, ARIZONA. Navajo reservation in Monument Valley

Background imageReservation Collection: Pelican throat swab

Pelican throat swab
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) undergoes a throat swab before being released back back to nature. This will allow researchers to better understand the the birds health concerns

Background imageReservation Collection: TRADING OUTPOST, c1860. Hudson Bay Trading Post on Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana Territory

TRADING OUTPOST, c1860. Hudson Bay Trading Post on Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana Territory. Watercolor by Peter Petersen Tofft, c1860

Background imageReservation Collection: SIOUX NATIVE AMERICANS, 1891. Encampment of Brule and Oglala Sioux Native Americans on White Clay

SIOUX NATIVE AMERICANS, 1891. Encampment of Brule and Oglala Sioux Native Americans on White Clay Creek, near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Photograph, 1891, by John C.H. Grabill

Background imageReservation Collection: MEXICO: MONTE ALBAN. Monte Alban in Oaxaca. Zapotec city of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico

MEXICO: MONTE ALBAN. Monte Alban in Oaxaca. Zapotec city of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico

Background imageReservation Collection: MESA VERDE: CLIFF PALACE. Prehistoric Pueblo Native American dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National

MESA VERDE: CLIFF PALACE. Prehistoric Pueblo Native American dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Photograph, c1911

Background imageReservation Collection: SIOUX TIPI, 1891. A young Oglala Sioux girl sitting in front of a tipi, with a puppy beside her

SIOUX TIPI, 1891. A young Oglala Sioux girl sitting in front of a tipi, with a puppy beside her, probably on or near the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Photographed in 1891 by John C.H

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00508

NATI2D-00508
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, home of Na ashje ii Asdzua ( Spider Woman) who taught the Navajo people to weave. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00516

NATI2D-00516
Navajo hogan with the door facing east in the traditional way, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00524

NATI2D-00524
Canyon de Chelly on the Navajo Nation reservation, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00520

NATI2D-00520
Navajo hogan on the Navajo Nation reservation, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2A-00176

NATI2A-00176
Sioux family riding to a ceremonial dance, using a travois for extra belongings. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00203

NATI2D-00203
" Seminole & Proud" banner at Big Cypress Seminole Reservation elementary school, Florida. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2D-00200

NATI2D-00200
Traditional Seminole thatched shelter, Big Cypress Reservation, Florida. Digital photograph

Background imageReservation Collection: NATI2A-00131

NATI2A-00131
Cheyenne people going to their reservation, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration




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"Preserving Heritage: Exploring the Richness of Reservations" Lake Superior Chippewa - Apostle Islands, Wisconsin: A breathtaking view of the Lake Superior Chippewa reservation nestled amidst the stunning Apostle Islands, where nature and culture intertwine. Sioux Nation at Standing Rock Reservation, ND, 1890: Reflecting on a significant moment in history when the Sioux Nation stood united at the Standing Rock Reservation, fighting for their rights and land. Mih-Tutta-Hankush, a Mandan Village: Step back in time with this captivating image from Volume 2 of "Mih-Tutta-Hankush, " showcasing the vibrant life within a Mandan village. SIOUX ENCAMPMENT, 1891: Immerse yourself in Native American traditions as you witness a group of Minionjou Sioux Native Americans residing in tipis on or near Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Mesa Verde National Park's Prehistoric Pueblo Ruins: Marvel at the ancient dwellings preserved within Mesa Verde National Park; these ruins offer glimpses into the lives and ingenuity of Native American ancestors. The Last of His Race (The Vanishing American), 1908 (oil on composition board): An evocative painting that serves as a poignant reminder of how reservations have played an unfortunate role in diminishing native populations over time. Salt marsh on Essex River's edge - Cox Reservation: Take solace in nature's beauty as you explore Cox Reservation's salt marsh along Massachusetts' Essex River—a serene escape from bustling city life. MOHAWK VILLAGE, 1780: Transport yourself to central New York during the late eighteenth century through this engraving depicting Mohawk Village—an insight into indigenous communities' daily lives and resilience. A HARD DAY – The Fish Hunter.