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  • Mourning Dove
  • Indians of North America
  • Sitting Yakima woman; "Mourning Dove", here depicted wearing western dress, greatly contributed to the documentation of Yakima tribal stories and myths. She worked not only as a translator and advisor for McWhorter, but also published a collection...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Last snapshot of An-a-who-a
  • Indians of North America
  • Old woman; This old woman contributed to the documentation of tribal myths and stories through the narration of Bridge of the Gods. She passed away four months after this snapshot was taken.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Dining room at a Indian village
  • Indians of North America--Portraits; Indian women--North America; Dining rooms--1900-1930; Indians of North America--Food; Yakama Indians
  • A group of Yakama people having breakfast. At the center of the group are Kate and Caesar Williams. Williams served his tribe as policeman. Part of his duties was taking care of the tribal elders by hunting for them and supplementing their food...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt) and Miss Mabel Powers
  • Backyard gardens; Peo Peo Tholekt; Powers, Mabel; Nez Perce
  • piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt) with Miss Mabel Powers standing in a backyard. Mabel Powers is the author of several books, including _Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children_ and _The Indian as Peacemaker_.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons)
  • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Two Moons; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons), a Nez Perce Warrior, who fought in the Nez Perce Wars of 1877. "Two Moons," or " lepít híisemtuks," described many of his stories about tribal warfare to McWhorter. Although he had a small stature, lepít...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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