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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3967 A petition from the Hopi to the "Great Father"
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3967
- Creators:
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Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1850-1915
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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4 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Signed by twenty Hopi Indians (pictographic signatures), including the tribal chief, second chief, high priests, etc. written to Mrs Stevenson, requesting that she take it to the "Great Father." They ask his aid in building houses and that a school be opened in their country.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm reel 11.
Custodial History
Previously titled "A petition."
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3967, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3967
Local Note
Local Note
The National Archives has several copies of this petition. One was printed in the Annual Report of Com'r. of Indian Affairs. Copy 1886-1662 dated January 10, 1886 and another copy 1886-11462, received April 28, 1886. Information John Richards, visit 11/1969.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal-Indian relations -- Hopi | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hopi Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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