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Native Americans at Chautauqua, Devils Lake, N.D.


Title	Native Americans at Chautauqua, Devils Lake, N.D.
Date of Original	1901
Description	A group of Native American men in traditional dress sitting on the ground. There is a fence and bleachers in the left background and tipis in the right background.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Indians of North America People Social Life & Customs
Subject (LCTGM)	Chautauquas Tipis
Subject (LCSH)	Indians of North America - Social life Indians of North America - Performances & portrayals Indians of North America - Men Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
Location	Devils Lake (N.D.)
Decade	1900-1909
Item Number	B0477
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Transcription	"Indians Devils Lake"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	The first North Dakota Chautauqua was held in 1892. In 1893 the permanent Chautauqua site on Rock Island, Devils Lake, was established. Native Americans from the nearby Fort Totten Indian Reservation would come to the Chautaqua and perform dances.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0477)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shB0477

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