400 results for: Indigenous Peoples
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Plateau man with a decorated hat, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. At the turn of the 20th century, this…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.49
Date:Circa 1900
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Mattie Spencer, Klikitat woman, circa 1900
The Klickitat (also spelled Klikitat) are an Indigenous group whose historic lands are along the Klickitat and White Salmon Rivers east of the Cascade mountains in Washington. Their language is related to the language of the Yakama, their eastern neighbors. The Klickitat fished for salmon in the rivers of their homeland and were also involved in trade among different Indigenous…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.52
Date:Circa 1900
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Plateau family group, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. An Indigenous family poses for the camera of…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.56
Date:Circa 1900
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Plateau man with a dentalium necklace, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. In this portrait, part of a series taken…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.67
Date:Circa 1900
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Captain Billy and woman on horseback, circa 1900
The Yakama (formerly spelled Yakima) people have lived in the Columbia River basin since time immemorial. During the winter, they lived in permanent villages built on the valley floor, where the climate was most temperate. Starting in spring, they traveled along the rivers and into the hills to gather food. Some gathered roots and berries, and others fished in rivers,…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.72
Date:Circa 1900
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Cadina Chenoweth and an unidentified woman, circa 1900
The Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau include many different tribal groups. The Plateau peoples' historic lands are in what is now British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. In Washington, the Yakama, Nez Perce, Spokane, Colville, and other Plateau tribes live east of the Cascade Range in the Columbia River watershed. Here, two Indigenous women pose for their portrait…
ID Number:Lib1992.9.74
Date:Circa 1900
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Indigenous group launching their canoe at Port Townsend, August 30, 1899
Many Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest traditionally carve canoes from cedar. The canoes are made in several styles and sizes, and the larger ocean-going canoes required multiple people to launch. This image taken in late August 1899 shows a group of Indigenous people dragging a cedar dugout canoe towards the waters of Port Townsend Bay. In the late 19th…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.722
Date:1899
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Group of Indigenous people at Port Townsend, August 30, 1899
Port Townsend, site of a S'Klallam village prior to the arrival of settlers in the mid-1800s, became an important trading center by the end of the 19th century. Indigenous peoples from Canada and the tribes of Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula gathered along the shores of Port Townsend Bay to trade and socialize. Many also stopped here on their…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.723
Date:1899
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Group of Makah people under a fly tent at Port Townsend, August 30, 1899
The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.724
Date:1899
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Two Makah people at Port Townsend, September 2, 1899
The Makah people of the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula refer to themselves as Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx, which translates roughly to "the people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The early Makah were skilled mariners, using several types of canoes which they carved from western red cedar for various purposes - war, whaling, fishing, sealing, carrying cargo, and long voyages.…
ID Number:Lib1993.1.728
Date:1899