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The Laboratory-War Zone: Natural Knowledge and Frontier Violence in the American West
The “Skull of [a] Medicine Man” sits among 728 photographs in William Henry Jackson’s Descriptive Catalogue of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories produced between 1869 and 1873. This seemingly unremarkable catalog listing obscures a disturbing reality – … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, American history, American Indian history, Anthropology, Colonialism, Photography, Racism, Uncategorized, Western history
Tagged Epistemology, Ethnographic Photography, Geological Survey, Hayden Survey, Louis Agassiz, Manifest Destiny, Scientific Racism, Senses, Vision, William Henry Jackson
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The Beauty and Strength of the Crow: Richard Throssel’s Photographic Collection
What if you could see the world through the eyes of an American Indian photographer? How would their perspective differ from outsiders who often portrayed them in stereotypical or exotic ways? Richard Throssel was a Cree photographer who had a … Continue reading
‘Plopped Down in the Middle of That’: Indian Boarding School Life Documented in the Warm Valley Historical Project
The Warm Valley Historical Project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, was conducted from 1990 to 1991 in coordination with the Shoshone Episcopal Mission to interview residents about Wind River Reservation life during the early … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian history, Arapaho, Cultural assimilation, Eastern Shoshone, Indigenous Peoples, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Eva Enos, Indian boarding schools, Rapid City Indian School, Reverend John Roberts, Scott Riner, Shoshone Mission School, Wind River Reservation
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Songs of the Arapaho
November is Native American Heritage Month. The American Heritage Center pays tribute to the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of Native people. The Northern Arapaho have a rich musical culture, from dramatic religious songs to haunting war songs … Continue reading
The Legacy of Zdeněk Salzmann for the Arapaho (Hinónoʼeiteen)[1]
November is Native American Heritage month. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) refers to it as a “month to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native People.” [2] That celebration … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian history, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged anthropological linguist, Arapaho, Arapaho language, Arapaho Language Project, Languauge, linguist, National Congress of American Indians, Native American Heritage month, Wind River Reservation, Zdeněk Salzmann
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Estelle Reel Day
In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, January 7 of … Continue reading
Washakie: Through the Lens of Time
Today we commemorate Chief Washakie, a leader of the Eastern Shoshones from the 1840s until his death on February 20, 1900 who embodied all the traits of great leadership. He exhibited bravery, skills as an orator and diplomat, and a … Continue reading
Buddy Mays, Photojournalist of the Southwest
The AHC is pleased to announce that we have just recently completed a new online finding aid for the Buddy Mays papers. Buddy Mays was born in 1943 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After high school, Mays served in the … Continue reading
Crow Tribal Photographs, Then and Now
Dan Hayward and Audrey Plenty Hoops will deliver two complementary multi-media talks about the Crow, or Aps’aalooke, Indian Nation of southern Montana. Hayward’s presentation, titled Crow Tribal Photographs, Then & Now, will introduce his large photographic project of the same … Continue reading
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Cheramy Collection Cataloged
As a part of its ongoing online cataloging project, Toppan Rare Books Library is proud to announce that the catalog records for the Cheramy Collection are now available online through the Universities Libraries online catalog and through the global union … Continue reading