Archives

Photographs of Lakota and other Indigenous people held at the OLC Archives include collections that are owned by the Oglala Lakota College and those donated to the archives. Most of them were not created and/or donated by Indigenous people. Most of the photographs in the archives are not cataloged individually and are part of larger collections. For those that have individual descriptions, some descriptions of the photos reflect language and vernacular that is often considered inaccurate. Archives staff updated the descriptions for many of them. Some of the photographs donated did not include the names or the tribal affiliation of the people in the photographs. The Archives’ staff is continually learning and updating collection records, and welcomes suggestions and feedback about this process.

Photo Credit: Indian Women unidentified, Denver Public Library, David F. Barry Photographer

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The list below is a selection of the photographs that are part of the Media Collections.

Musee De Homme Collection:

A collection of 8x10 black and white photographs of Native American men, women and children. Some named photograph subjects are: Running Hawk, Plenty Bear, Black Bear and Six Feathers.

National Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation Collection:

A small collection of 8x10 black and white photographs of such subjects as Red Cloud, White Hawk and William Garnette.

Denver Museum of Natural History and the Denver Public Library Collection:

A collection of 8x10 black and white photographs of Native American men, women and children. Included in the Denver Museum of Natural History collection are three photographs by C.G. Morledge. The Denver Public Library collection are photographs by David F. Barry.

Smithsonian Institution Collection:

A collection of 8x10 black and white photographs by photographers, Edward S. Curtis, James Mooney, Delancey Gill, and Heyn and Matzen. The collection includes photographs of Kills Brave, Has No Horse, and Washington Delegation photos.

Ronald Randall Collection:

A collection of 8x10 black and white photographs taken of the Si Tanka Wokiksuye/Big Foot Memorial Ride dated 1990.

Owen Luck Collection:

A collection of 11x14 black and white photographs dated circa 2000-2001. Names included in this collection are Eliza Morrison, Gerald Ice and James Rock. Included are pictures of homes, events and landscapes on the Pine Ridge Reservation.