Created on 2024-01-26

This image is a vintage photograph portraying a person wearing traditional indigenous attire. The individual appears to be standing upright and is dressed in a long-sleeved, dark-colored garment which could possibly be a coat or robe. On the garment are discernible decorations or embellishments. There are several feathers visible at the top, suggesting a feathered headdress, which is commonly associated with the ceremonial or cultural dress of some Native American tribes. The style of the photograph, the attire, and the aged look of the paper indicate that this image is likely historical in nature. At the bottom of the photograph, there is a handwritten inscription. It reads: "Min-ne-kun'-sha-o'witz (The Red Owl) / A Chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux." This text identifies the person in the photograph and their affiliation with the Mdewakanton Sioux, which is a Native American tribe of the Eastern Dakota, a subgroup of the Isanti (Santee) Dakota originally based in present-day Minnesota.

Created on 2024-03-29

The image shows a man wearing traditional Native American attire. He has a feathered headdress and appears to be holding some kind of ceremonial object. The image is an old, sepia-toned photograph, and the man is identified as "Min-kan-din-to (The Red Owl), A Chief of the Arickaree Sioux" based on the caption below the image.