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Headdress wrapper

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Seller:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Headdress wrapper
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
18/1963
Barcode:
181963.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68dc2dbe0-a32f-4f61-bf1b-dcabf1a0e493
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_194658
Online Media:

Parfleche bag

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Seller:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Parfleche bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, rawhide, paint, buffalo hide/skin, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Painted, folded, loom beadwork
Dimensions:
80 x 39 x 3.5 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1865
Catalog Number:
18/1965
Barcode:
181965.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6828d16c6-1195-451d-90e7-1b9455402c1d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_194660
Online Media:

Man's shirt

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Object Name:
Man's shirt
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Quilled (lane stitched), quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions:
104 x 142 x 76 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
19/6732
Barcode:
196732.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9870a22-304e-4984-9245-5063295e000f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209894
Online Media:

Dance wand/baton

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this
Previous owner:
Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this
Edna B. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1883-1967  Search this
J. Harold Waugh (John Harold Waugh), Non-Indian, 1878-1956  Search this
Ella Hammond Waugh (Mrs. John H. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1946  Search this
Honoree:
Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894  Search this
Object Name:
Dance wand/baton
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Incised
Dimensions:
96 x 4 x 2.8 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
20/4570
Barcode:
204570.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b4a6842-8a89-42ed-9e4e-aea8b4cd8d86
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_218564
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Dammed Indians : the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux, 1944-1980 / Michael L. Lawson ; foreward by Vine Deloria, Jr

Author:
Lawson, Michael L  Search this
Subject:
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 261 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North Dakota
South Dakota
Date:
1982
C1982
1934-
Topic:
Land tenure  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Land transfers  Search this
Call number:
E99.D1L33 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_310413

Festival Recordings: Narrative Stage: Indian Language; Reintroduction of Buffalo to the Reservation; Yaqui Problems

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. American Indian Program 1989 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Crambach, Carla (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Duthu, Bruce  Search this
Green, Rayna  Search this
Fox, Sandra  Search this
Whitman, Carl  Search this
Fox, Dean Peter, 1954-  Search this
Bell, William  Search this
Molina, Felipe  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (compact audio cassette, analog.)
Culture:
Indians of North America  Search this
Americans  Search this
Houma  Search this
Dakota Indians  Search this
Oglala Indians  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this
Yaqui Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Louisiana
North Dakota
Mandaree (N.D.)
New Town (N.D.)
Arizona
Marana (Ariz.)
Date:
1989 June 27
Track Information:
101 Indian Language: Cultural Continuity and Identity / Bruce Duthu, Rayna Green, Sandra Fox.

102 Resource Management: Reintroducing Buffalo to the Reservation / Carl Whitman, Dean Peter Fox, William Bell.

103 Yaqui Problems Acquiring Ceremonial Needs / Felipe Molina.
Local Numbers:
FP-1989-CT-0188
General:
"Indian Language: Cultural Continuity And Identity", Sandra Fox, Rayna Green, Bruce Duthu; "Reintroducing Buffalo To The Reservation", Dean Fox, William Bell, Carl Whitman; "Yaqui Problems...", Felipe Molina, Jim Griffith (P)
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1989.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
American Indian  Search this
Education  Search this
Cultural conservation  Search this
language  Search this
Religion  Search this
Buffaloes  Search this
Natural resources  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1989, Item FP-1989-CT-0188
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: American Indian Program / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5b4dbab11-4ccf-4fde-a62f-3c3469949f82
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1989-ref570

Photographs of Dakota (and Chippewa ?) Indians in the vicinity of Carrington and Fort Totten, North Dakota

Photographer:
Putnam, Clara  Search this
Putnam, T. N., Mrs  Search this
Names:
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Extent:
28 Prints
Culture:
Dakota Indians  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Place:
North Dakota
Date:
ca. 1898-1900
Scope and Contents:
Catalog Number 4792: (1)-(11) Tribe: Dakota Description: Dances and games at Devils Lake, near Fort Totten, North Dakota Photographer: Clara Putnam Date: ca. 1898-1900. (12)-(15) Dakota Indians camped at Devils Lake, near Fort Totten, North Dakota Photographer: Clara Putnam Date: ca. 1898-1900. (16) Non-Indian Group of white men, women, and children picnicking at Devils Lake, near Fort Totten, North Dakota ca. 1898-1900. (17)-(20) Dakota Camp scene at Devils Lake (?), near Fort Totten, North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (21)-(23) Dakota Group at Devils Lake, near Fort Totten North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (24) Non-Indian Two White men, and a woman aboard a boat on Devils Lake, near Fort Totten, North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (25) Non-Indian Group of White men at Devils Lake, near Fort Totten, North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (26) Dakota Two women at Clara Putnam's house in Carrington, North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (27) Dakota Three women and a girl at Clara Putnam's house (?) in Carrington, North Dakota Clara Putnam ca. 1898-1900. (28) Non-Indian Scene at World's Columbian Exposition (?) in Chicago in 1893 Clara Putnam 1893.
Biographical / Historical:
Mr F. L. Putnam stated that when he was a boy his family camped every year at the opposite end of Devils Lake N. W. of Fort Totten, and that the Indians came from the reservation at Fort Totten and from Fort Berthold and held games and dances at the "other" end of the lake. The pictures were taken by his mother, Clara Putnam, who developed the plates herself. Mrs Clara Putnam was the wife of T. N. Putnam, who owned a lumber company in Carrington. Mr F. L. Putnam stated that other photos in the Putnam collection show buildings and scenes in Carrington, and some views taken in California in 1893 and at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4792
Local Note:
Prints made 5/67 from 4" x 5" glass negatives lent by F. L. Putnam, 402 Fontaine Street, Alexandria, Virginia, the son of the photographer. Glass negatives returned 7/3/67.)
Filed: Original Prints, Dakota.
Topic:
Photographs  Search this
Dance  Search this
Toys and games  Search this
Camps  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4792, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4792
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw315636f74-7676-434f-90e5-21248ab55361
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4792

Young water protectors a story about Standing Rock Aslan and Kelly Tudor

Author:
Tudor, Aslan  Search this
Tudor, Kelly  Search this
Subject:
Dakota Access, LLC  Search this
Physical description:
22 unnumbered pages color illustrations, maps 28 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Personal narratives
Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Children's writings, American
Personal Narrative
Instructional and educational works
Creative nonfiction
Juvenile works
Récits personnels
Matériel d'éducation et de formation
Essais fictionnels
Place:
North Dakota
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
Dakota du Nord
North America
United States
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Date:
2018
Topic:
Lakota Indians--Water rights  Search this
Lakota Indians--Land tenure  Search this
Petroleum pipelines--Environmental aspects  Search this
Environmental justice  Search this
Lakota Indians--Social conditions  Search this
Indians of North America--Political activity  Search this
Children--Political activity  Search this
Indians of North America--Water rights  Search this
Dakota Indians--Water rights  Search this
Indians of North America--Land tenure  Search this
Dakota Indians--Land tenure  Search this
Indians of North America--Social conditions  Search this
Dakota Indians--Social conditions  Search this
Lakota (Indiens)--Droits sur les eaux  Search this
Lakota (Indiens)--Terres  Search this
Pétrole--Pipelines--Aspect de l'environnement  Search this
Justice environnementale  Search this
Lakota (Indiens)--Conditions sociales  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Dakota Indians  Search this
Teton Indians  Search this
Petroleum pipelines  Search this
Environmental protection  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155227

Sash/Belt

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Evelyn Whitethunder, Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials:
Commercial suede, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, loom beadwork , gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork, fringed
Dimensions:
185 x 4 x 0.7 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1960
Catalog Number:
25/5727
Barcode:
255727.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb80b8ed-a8d2-4185-9536-75071fe1d718
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271593
Online Media:

Cigarette case

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Evelyn Whitethunder, Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Cigarette case
Media/Materials:
Commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads, zipper
Techniques:
Loom beadwork , stitched
Dimensions:
8.3 x 7.5 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1960
Catalog Number:
25/8809
Barcode:
258809.000
See related items:
Sioux
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b022d2f-c693-431a-bc1c-cc4e3a418101
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274757
Online Media:

Coin purse

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Evelyn Whitethunder, Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Coin purse
Media/Materials:
Commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads, zipper
Techniques:
Loom beadwork , stitched
Dimensions:
9.3 x 8 x 1.8 cm
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place:
Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1960
Catalog Number:
25/8810
Barcode:
258810.000
See related items:
Sioux
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a04b0668-3e2c-465b-a0ee-831d2436a048
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274758
Online Media:

Dance accessory (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
A. R. Barker, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Dance accessory (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Turtle shell/carapace, human hair
Techniques:
Stitched
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
2/9029
Barcode:
029029.000
See related items:
Sioux
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e9cb202-103a-4eef-adc8-fad9963282e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_31025

Strip/band

Culture/People:
possibly Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Seller:
H. Marsden Hazzard (Henry [Harry] Marsden Hazzard), Non-Indian, 1900-1966  Search this
Object Name:
Strip/band
Media/Materials:
Glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Loom beadwork
Dimensions:
54.0 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Eddy County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1865
Catalog Number:
18/1965
Barcode:
181965.001
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cf63093b-e8ec-4a51-a479-05276591b270
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_415920

Bead/beads

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
5/1344
Barcode:
051344.000
See related items:
Sioux
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cb0266f0-0869-423a-9929-88585b897517
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_55008
Online Media:

Dance club part/fragment

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Dance club part/fragment
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
8/5593
Barcode:
085593.000
See related items:
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws618416f68-710b-4d23-87b9-b32cff289635
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_92184
Online Media:

Spoon

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this
Seller:
Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this
Object Name:
Spoon
Media/Materials:
Buffalo horn
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Place:
North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
8574
Barcode:
008574.000
See related items:
Sioux
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65be9ecb3-9af2-4996-98bc-ca53ec54609b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9226
Online Media:

Dress painted with battle scenes

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Nate Salsbury, Non-Indian, 1846-1902  Search this
Donor:
Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Object Name:
Dress painted with battle scenes
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, wool cloth, paint, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Dimensions:
153 x 137.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
North Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1890-1900
Catalog Number:
10/8371
Barcode:
108371.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676215fd9-07ac-4766-b114-1851b764260a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_116908
Online Media:

Corn ear/ears

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Corn ear/ears
Media/Materials:
Corn cob
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Food and Foodstuffs
Place:
Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
12/3002
Barcode:
123002.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Food and Foodstuffs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6733fd0a1-fdca-4483-8c64-787e6aa19239
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132332
Online Media:

Corn ear/ears

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Corn ear/ears
Media/Materials:
Corn cob
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Food and Foodstuffs
Place:
Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
12/3008
Barcode:
123008.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Food and Foodstuffs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66c980472-7b26-428f-89c7-e06fa13e4481
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132478
Online Media:

Tie/strap (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
State Historical Society of North Dakota  Search this
Seller:
State Historical Society of North Dakota  Search this
Object Name:
Tie/strap (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Hide
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Devils Lake, Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Ramsey County; North Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
14/500
Barcode:
140500.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61b0eced7-8697-45d4-a66b-d293a50f269a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_150981

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