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National Museum of the American Indian
Danny Beaton photographs of Native American leaders
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.368
- Creators:
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Beaton, Danny
- Dates:
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circa 1990-2003
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Photographic prints
- Repository:
This collection contains 5 photographs depicting Native American leaders photographed by Danny Beaton (Mohawk) circa 1990-2003.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
P32912-P32916
This collection contains 4 photographs shot by photographer Danny Beaton (Mohawk) circa 1990-2003, and one photograph by an unidentified photographer depicting Mr. Beaton. The photographs include a portrait of Joe Medicine Crow (1913-1916) [Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)] and Danny Beaton; Leon Shenandoah (1915-1996); Anne Jock; and Oren Lyons (Onondaga) and Jay Johnson. An additional photograph depicts tipis in a circle on Ted Turner's Flying D Ranch near Bozeman, MT.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in catalog number order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Biography from Danny Beaton's website, 2023:
Danny Beaton is an elder of the Mohawk nation in Canada. He is an environmentalist, who has worked for over 30 years protecting indigenous land and advocating the preservation of clean water.
He has been honoured by Canadian Parliament on multitude of occasions. In 2010 he received the Environmental and Natural Resources Award at the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Awards in Regina, Saskatchewan on behalf of the Canadian Government.
He is both a traditional flute player and self-taught writer. His writing is featured in two media outlets, which include: First Nations Drum and News from Indian Country.
Administration
Author
Emily Moazami
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by NMAI from Danny Beaton in 2003.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Emily Moazami, Supervisory Archivist in 2023.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Danny Beaton photographs of Native American leaders, image #, NMAI.AC.368; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk [Kahnawake (Caughnawaga)] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Onondaga | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Museum of the American Indian
4220 Silver Hill Rd
Suitland, Maryland 20746-2863
nmaiarchives@si.edu
