Native Sky Guardians

An Arapaho man with gun. 1898. Wyoming. Photo by Baker & Johnston. Source/ University of Wyoming (American Heritage Center).

The wife and son of Julian Buck, a Ute man. 1885-1895

Chief Poor Wolf. Mandan. From Ft. Berthold, Dakota. 1879. Photo by J.N. Choate

This is the first time a Native American will lead the agency overseeing tribal affairs.

'A voice like mine' Haaland will make history as first Native American to lead Dept. of Interior President-elect Joe Biden has made history nominating New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as the secretary of the Department of Interior.

Tipi at sunset. Blackfoot camp. Early 1900s. Glass lantern slide by Walter McClintock. Source - Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library .

Hollow Horn. Yankton. 1905

Little Crow and brother. Cheyenne. 1880s? Montana. Photo by L.A. Huffman. Source - Montana Historical Society.

A Blackfoot man. Early 1900s. Source - National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian

A great post about our page by the Daily Mail !

Stunning colored 19th century images show lives of Native Americans Filmmaker Paul Ratner has collected together a series of photographs of a 'beautiful, mystical people', giving an insight into a world which has largely been lost today.

Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Iron Thunder, Slow White Buffalo. Dakota group. Seated, Iron Thunder, holding peace pipe. 1880s. Photo by D.F. Barry

Dewey Beard, his wife and daughter. Lakota. 1880-1910. Photo by Colorado Photo Company. Source - Denver Public Library

Mending the belt. ca. 1904. Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Photo by Carl Moon. Source - Huntington Digital Library.