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A replica of the "Chief's
coat" which was given to Indians determined by Lewis
and Clark to be leaders during their travels on the Trail.
This coat hangs in the encampment of reinactors in Sioux City,
Iowa. |
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Mark Kennally of Omaha,
Nebraska portrays Lewis and Clark artillerist Alexander Willard
during a reenactment in Sioux City, Iowa as part of the official
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemorations in August 2003. |
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Ashley Lee, 16, Lakota/Assiniboine from Eagle Butte, South Dakota patiently waits for her hair to be braided before dancing at the 199th Annual Harvest festival on the Omaha reservation in Macy, Nebraska. |
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George Reed, Crow Tribal
historical preservation officer for the tribe, teaches his
grandchildren how to care for the family horses during the
annual Crow Fair on the Crow Reservation in Montana in August
2003. |
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Jude Falin gets roped by buddy Nelson Baker at the Ft. Berthold powwow in Newtown, North Dakota in August 2003. They practice roping to "snag girls." |
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Cynthia Grant, Omaha from Macy, Nebraska makes frybread for her family's Indian taco stand at the Harvest Festival. |
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Cynthia Grant produced
an eerie "face in the frybread" at her family's
Indian taco stand. Is is Elvis or maybe Mr. Bill? |
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Grand entry during the 199th annual Harvest Festival on the Omaha reservation in Macy, Nebraska in August 2003. |
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Serene Thin Elk, Lakota,
plays her traditional flute near the banks of the Missouri
River in Vermillion, South Dakota. |
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Left to right Keishi Big
Lake, 6, Kyle Reed, 6, and Henry Reed, 8, watch a Disney movie
inside the Reed family tipi at the annual Crow Fair on the
Crow Reservation in Montana in August 2003. |
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Left to right: Keishi Big Lake, 6, Kyle Reed, 6, and Henry Reed, 8, watch television in the Reed family tipi at the annual Crow Fair in Montana. |
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George Reed kills one of
many snakes during the August 2003 Crow Fair at his family's
campground on the Crow reservation in Montana as his family
stands safely on chairs. |
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Left to right: Cole Brings Plenty, 6, and Seven Annis, 7, help raise money for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes' boxing team on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota. |
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Cole Brings Plenty, 6,
comes on in full boxing gear to help raise funds for the tribe's
boxing team on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South
Dakota. |
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Micoda Little Eagle, 5, tells us that his brother, Jarrod (on his right) is three years old. The Little Eagle family, Lakota/Pueblo are from Kansas City and came up to enjoy the 199th annual Harvest Festival in Macy, Nebraska on the Omaha reservation August 2003. |
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Rubin Kent plays traditional
flute as his mother, Viola listens in her kitchen on the Iowa
reservation in Kansas. |
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Iowa Indian Rubin Kent
gestures with a machete to indicate where his and the Sac
and Fox tribes will hold their Lewis and Clark signature event
during the commemoration along the Missouri River on the Iowa
reservation. |
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Rubin Kent, Iowa tribe,
triumphantly proclaims” I claim by right of discovery!"
as he pulls in an abandoned fishing line with a turtle on
the hook. Kent released the algae-covered turtle in the Missouri
River on the Iowa reservation in Kansas. |
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Iowa Indian Rubin Kent
checks out his stand of traditional Indian corn on the Iowa
reservation in Kansas. |
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Acres of sunflowers surround the Ft. Berthold reservation in North Dakota.
Fiction: "Inspired by the Trail"
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