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National Anthropological Archives
Melissa Jones photographs of Yavapai people on Fort McDowell Reservation, 1975-1976
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.76-126
- Creators:
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Jones, Melissa
- Dates:
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1975-1976
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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8 Printssilver gelatin2 Color prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Yavapai people, including two basket makers. The collection also includes images of a woman at a grave in Fort McDowell cemetery, and an image of Dixie Davis, Yavapai activist and member of the National Congress of American Indians.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Melissa Jones photographed the Yavapai community as part of a project to prevent the building of the Orme dam, which threatened the Yavapais on Fort McDowell Reservation. The project, led by Arizona State University anthropologist Sigrid Khera and Orme Dam activist Carolina Butler, produced photographs as well as an oral history with two Yavapai elders.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Six prints (relocated from Photo Lot 76-126) donated by Carolina Butler, 1976. Four prints donated by Dixie Davis, 1978.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 79-9, Melissa Jones photographs of Yavapai people on Fort McDowell Reservation, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photo Lot 76-126 has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 79-9. These photographs were also made by Melissa Jones on Fort McDowell Indian Reservation and form part of this collection.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 76-126
, NAA Photo Lot 79-9
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yavapai | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fort McDowell Indian Reservation (Ariz.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Basket making | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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