The Ride to Wounded KneeOn December 29, 1990, in blowing snow and wind-chill temperatures around fifty degrees below zero, more than 350 mounted riders approached Wounded Knee, South Dakota to observe the end of seven generations of mourning on the centennial of the historic massacre there.This photograph is on display as part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian. It is included in the museum's traveling Song for the Horse Nation exhibition.
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Lakota Dancers at Red RocksA Lakota grass dancer follows a traditional Lakota dancer across a ridge at Red Rocks Park in Colorado.
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Navajo painter, RC GormanOn an extremely hot summer's evening in June 1994, RC Gorman sat for me on the prairie near his Taos, New Mexico home. He was sweltering under a 100-year-old wool blanket and gallantly tolerating mosquito bites to pose for this portrait.
Roy Jealous of HimRoy Jealous of Him, a Lakota Sioux, outside his one room cabin in Wounded Knee, South Dakota, Roy Jealous of Him sits outside his log home. Although he installed simple wiring years earlier, the power lines had yet to reach his home in a remote part of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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Priscilla & Jose VigilOn one of my visits to Tesuque Pueblo, the Vigils cordially agreed to dress and pose for me in the pueblo center. Their son was the pueblo governor at the time. In spite of being a virtual suburb of Santa Fe, the 800-year-old Tesuque has remained one of the most traditional pueblos.
Tesuque Buffalo DancersThe pueblos hold ceremonial feasts to keep the world in harmony. Winter dances personify the deer, buffalo and antelope. The buffalo dance is in honor of the buffalo who have provided the people with food and clothing.
Quinnalt Wolf DancersIn the Northwest, on the Olympic Penninsula, the tribes lived between the rich forests and a bountiful ocean. The cedar from the forests became a well used commodity. Cedar branches were shaved into strips for weaving into baskets, headgear, leggings and skirts. The men carved or constructed heavy masks that they wore on top of their heads.
Aztec DancerWearing brilliantly colored feathers that represent the sun, a traditional Aztec dancer performs a high energy dance against the sky's last light.
