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National Anthropological Archives
Cliff Mealy photographs of Native Americans observing 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1976
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.77-72
- Creators:
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Mealy, Cliff
- Dates:
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1976
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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20 Color slides1 Color printmounted
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Cliff Mealy during American Indian Movement ceremonies during the 100th Anniversity of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. They include images of Russell Means, Austin Two Moons, and Frank Foolscrow at the battlefield and at George Armstrong Custer's gravesite.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Cliff Mealy, a New York photographer, traveled to Montana with sponsorship from the Floating Foundation of Photography to document a large ceremony in honor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The National Park Service had planned a smaller event for June 24, the day before the anniversary, that many Native Americans were going to boycott, but ultimately members of the American Indian Movement, led by Dakota Indian Russell Means, did participate. The following day's Native American observance began with a sunrise ceremony led by Frank Foolscrow.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Cliff Mealy, 1977.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 77-72, Cliff Mealy photographs of Native Americans observing 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 77-72
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Keywords
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Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Two Moon, 1847-1917 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Means, Russell, 1939- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Foolscrow, Frank | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Floating Foundation of Photography | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
American Indian Movement | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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