Sioux Collection (#5)

Iron Plume - Ogalala, Native American, 1907 (b&w photo)
XJF105335 Iron Plume - Ogalala, Native American, 1907 (b&w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection

Shield, Ogalala, 1907 (b/w photo)
XJF441988 Shield, Ogalala, 1907 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oglala Lakota or Sioux tribe of South Dakota;)

Oasis in the Badlands 1905 (photo)
679647 Oasis in the Badlands 1905 (photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; (add.info.: Oglala man (Red Hawk) on horse drinking at oasis.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Brule Sioux War Party by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1907 (toned silver print)
2622389 Brule Sioux War Party by Edward S. Curtis, c.1907 (toned silver print) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brule Sioux War Party by Edward S)

Sioux and Arrapahoe Indian Delegations, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Sioux and Arrapahoe Indian Delegations, between 1865 and 1880. L to R, seated: Red Cloud, Big Road, Yellow Bear, Young Man Afraid of his Horses, Iron Crow

Group of Sioux Indians "Spotted Tail"(photo c. 1875). Creator: Unknown
Group of Sioux Indians " Spotted Tail" (photo c. 1875). Standing: Joe Merrivale; Young Spotted Tail; Antoine Janis; Seated

Interior of Red Clouds House, 1891 (b / w photo)
829835 Interior of Red Clouds House, 1891 (b/w photo) by Morledge, Clarence Grant (1865-1948); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Crow Dog, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
BAL144951 Crow Dog, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Anderson, John Alvin (1869-1948); Private Collection

Lakota
USA; Rocky Mountains; Rockies; Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park; UNESCO; World Heritage, Lower Falls of the Yellowstone and Lakota Indian

Sioux Brave, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310545 Sioux Brave, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); diam: 21.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Snake Indians Watching the Approach of a Canoe, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310530 Snake Indians Watching the Approach of a Canoe, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 18.8x27.3 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Tribe Shoshone, c. 1837 (pen and ink, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310525 Tribe Shoshone, c.1837 (pen and ink, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 22.6x18.5 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Otium Cum Dignitati Smoking the Calumet, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310523 Otium Cum Dignitati Smoking the Calumet, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.4x19.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

In the Bad Lands, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
BAL145774 In the Bad Lands, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952); Private Collection

Sioux Women, Cut Rocks in the Distance, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310504 Sioux Women, Cut Rocks in the Distance, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 14.3x12.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

An oasis in the Badlands, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
6173748 An oasis in the Badlands, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952); (add.info.: Red Hawk, an Oglala warrior, mounted on a horse in the Badlands of North Dakota.)

Chan-Cha-Uia-Teuin, Teton Woman, 1833-34 (w / c on paper)
5054759 Chan-Cha-Uia-Teuin, Teton Woman, 1833-34 (w/c on paper) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Indian Family, c. 1837 (pencil, w / c and gouache on paper)
5310535 Indian Family, c.1837 (pencil, w/c and gouache on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 17.8x24.1 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Shoshone Camp Fording a River, c. 1837 (w / c on paper)
5310517 Shoshone Camp Fording a River, c.1837 (w/c on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 20.4x16.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska

Tobacco Bag, 1860 / 1890. Creator: Unknown
Tobacco Bag, 1860/1890. Leather bag decorated with porcupine quills, beads, shell and feathers. Dakota, Central Plains or Northern Plains

Pair of Childs Moccasins, Plains, c. 1885. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Childs Moccasins, Sioux Plains, c. 1885

Pair of Moccasins, Santee Sioux Plains, 1875 / 1900. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Moccasins, Santee Sioux Plains, 1875/1900

Pair of childs moccasins, Plains, possibly Sioux, c. 1885. Creator: Unknown
Pair of childs moccasins, Plains, possibly Sioux, c. 1885

Snakes Pursued by Blackfeet, c. 1837 (watercolour on paper)
5054737 Snakes Pursued by Blackfeet, c.1837 (watercolour on paper) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 10.5x12.7 cm; Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; American, out of copyright

Chase-in-the-Morning, c. 1888. Creator: Frank A. Rinehart
Chase-in-the-Morning, c. 1888. [Portrait of Anapao Wa-Ku-Wa (Chase in the Morning), an Oglala Lakota man, younger brother of Black Whiteman who was killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn]

Asia (Zit-kala-za), c. 1900. Creator: Joseph Turner Keiley
Asia (Zit-kala-za), c. 1900. [Portrait of Zitkala-za, a Yankton Dakota woman (also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin). who was a librettist, writer, editor, translator, musician, educator

Two Strike, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Strike, 1907. [Brule Lakota chief from the midwestern United States]. Photogravure, plate 78 from " The North American Indian, volume 3" (1908)

Hollow Horn Bear, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hollow Horn Bear, 1907. [Brule Lakota chief who fought in the Battle of Little Big Horn]. Photogravure, plate 82 from " The North American Indian, volume 3" (1908)

Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Creator: United States National Museum
Group Portrait of Dakota Delegation, 1888. Photographed in the Lecture Room in the West North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building

Sioux Camp (oil on canvas)
1764720 Sioux Camp (oil on canvas) by Miller, Alfred Jacob (1810-74); 44.1x60.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sioux Camp. Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). Oil on canvas

To-kat-con, after 1875 (hand-finished coloured lithoraph)
985681 To-kat-con, after 1875 (hand-finished coloured lithoraph) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862) (after); 53.1x37.5 (folio) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: To-kat-con; A Sioux Chief)

Little Crow, a Sioux Chief
3780674 Little Crow, a Sioux Chief by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862); (add.info.: Little Crow, a Sioux Chief. Native American chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux)

Nick Black Elk and family, Catholic catechist, c. 1890-1910 (b / w photo)
6276872 Nick Black Elk and family, Catholic catechist, c.1890-1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); 14x9 cm; Denver Public Library

A Sioux Indian Chief (colour litho)
981827 A Sioux Indian Chief (colour litho) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sioux Indian Chief.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

An Ogalala Roster - Wall-Dog and Band (colour litho)
980471 An Ogalala Roster - Wall-Dog and Band (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ogalala Roster - Wall-Dog and Band)

An Ogalala Roster - Has-A-War-Club and Band (colour litho)
980470 An Ogalala Roster - Has-A-War-Club and Band (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ogalala Roster - Has-A-War-Club and Band)

An Ogalala Roster - Big-Road and Band (colour litho)
980467 An Ogalala Roster - Big-Road and Band (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ogalala Roster - Big-Road and Band)

A Powamu Mask (colour litho)
980393 A Powamu Mask (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Powamu Mask)

Mitch Bouyer, c. 1875-76 (b / w photo)
DPL443618 Mitch Bouyer, c.1875-76 (b/w photo) by Nast, Charles A. (fl.1880-90); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse (b / w photo)
DPL443615 William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse (b/w photo) by Barry, David Frances (1854-1934); Denver Public Library

US President Theodore Roosevelt receiving a deputation of Sioux chiefs (colour litho)
2782374 US President Theodore Roosevelt receiving a deputation of Sioux chiefs (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Whitefield Methodist Episcopal Church, Sioux City, Iowa, USA Date: circa 1920

A Rehearsal of the "Wild West"Show (engraving)
1601390 A Rehearsal of the " Wild West" Show (engraving) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rehearsal of the " Wild West" Show)

Hoohamaza, or Iron Leg, 1851 (pencil on paper)
NBY331344 Hoohamaza, or Iron Leg, 1851 (pencil on paper) by Mayer, Frank Blackwell (1827-89); 18x10.5 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American, out of copyright

End of the battle (ink on paper)
STC168271 End of the battle (ink on paper) by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: warriors retiring from the battlefield with captured horses; Battle of the Little Big)

General William T. Sherman (1820-91) presides at the Treaty of Fort Laramie with Chief
PNP245583 General William T. Sherman (1820-91) presides at the Treaty of Fort Laramie with Chief Red Cloud, April 1868 (b/w photo) by Gardner

Topographical chart of the battlefield of the Little Big Horn (charcoal and ink on paper)
STC168257 Topographical chart of the battlefield of the Little Big Horn (charcoal and ink on paper) by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Native Americans from the Mississippi Basin and from Colorado
CHT231117 Native Americans from the Mississippi Basin and from Colorado, illustration from Le Costume Historique by A. Racinet, published in Paris 1888 (colour litho) by French School

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The Sioux, an American Indian tribe with a rich history and culture, had various locations in 1715. Their presence was widespread across the Great Plains region, including present-day states such as North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. By 1700, they had established themselves as a prominent force in these areas. One of the most notable figures in Sioux history is Sitting Bull (1834-1890), a revered Native American leader. Known for his bravery and resistance against the encroachment of white settlers on Sioux lands, Sitting Bull became an iconic symbol of defiance and strength for his people. Another influential Sioux chief was Hollow Horn Bear. As a respected leader within the tribe during the late 19th century, he played a crucial role in negotiating with government officials to protect Sioux rights and land. The legacy of the Sioux continues to be honored today through various means. One example is the Crazy Horse monument model that stands tall as a testament to their enduring spirit and cultural heritage. In addition to their leaders' contributions, it's important to acknowledge other individuals who played significant roles within the tribe. Curley was one such survivor from Custer's Last Stand - an event that marked a turning point in relations between Native Americans and European settlers. Jack Red Cloud was another noteworthy figure among Native North American Sioux Indians. His leadership skills helped maintain unity among his people during challenging times. Sitting Bull's influence extended beyond warfare; he also possessed great oratory skills. This can be seen when he addressed meetings of brave warriors – inspiring them with his words of wisdom and rallying support for their cause.