

This carte de visite photograph shows three famous Kaw Chiefs: Al-le-gu-wa-ho, who was the Head Chief of the Kaw Tribe; Kah-he-ga-wa-ti-an-gah, Brave and Chief of the Kaws; and Wah-ti-an-gah, Brave and Chief of the Kaws. This photograph was taken at a meeting between Lewis V. Bogy, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Chas. E. Mix, Chief Clerk of the Indian Bureau, and the Sacs and Foxes and Kaws in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, Bogy advised the Sacs and Foxes and Kaws to go to a new home, better adapted to their condition, in the valley of the Canadian River.
Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Date: 1867
Item Number: 208164
Call Number: E99 K2 *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208164
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kansa
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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