The Yakima tribe occupied the banks along the Columbia, Wenatchee, and northern branches of the Yakima rivers in the modern-day state of Washington. Curtis created a total of seventeen (17) copper photogravure...
The Tiwa people were divided into two Northern groups (Taos and Picuris) and two Southern groups (Isleta and Sandia) around what is now Albuquerque, New Mexico. There was also a fifth group...
In the Tewa language, the word “Tano” means “of the sun” or “southern.” Some have used the name Tano to refer to the pre-colonial Pueblo society who were the ancestors of the Tewa and...
The Spokan tribe are of the Interior Salish Group, which has inhabited northeast Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana for many centuries. Curtis created...
The Nespilim people occupied the valley of the Nespilim river, north of the Columbia river in Washington state. Curtis created just 4 photogravure plates from his visits with the Nespilim, 3 of which remain...
The Kutenai today live in southeastern British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. The tribe is thought to be descended from an ancient Blackfeet group that moved West from the Great Plains to...
The Klickitat tribe originated in the Pacific Northwest in Klickitat and Skamania Counties, Washington. The name Klickitat is said to derive from a Chinookan word meaning “beyond” however...
The Keres people from New Mexico are found in seven pueblos, five of which are on the Rio Grande and two that are nearly a hundred miles southwest. Curtis created seventy-nine...
The Kalispel tribe, also known as the Pend d’Oreille, lived on lands that stretched from western Montana into Idaho, eastern Washington and British Columbia, Canada...
The Flathead occupied the land of what is now western Montana, U.S. and their territory extended from the crest of the Bitterroot Range to the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. Curtis created a total of...
The Tewa are a linguistic group of Pueblo Native Americans from north of Santa Fe, New Mexico near the Rio Grande. Hano is a Tewa settlement in Arizona which was founded after the Pueblo revolt of 1680. Curtis created...
The Zuni are a western New Mexico tribe native to the Zuni River Valley. Today, the area is home to several ancient settlements and villages where the tribe once built compact, multistory houses and...
