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This formal photograph, taken in Washington, D.C. during the 1860s, depicts four Sac and Fox chiefs from Kansas. They are dressed in traditional Sac and Fox clothing. The photographer remains unidentified.
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
This image works with other sources pertaining to the Sac and Fox Indians. It can also serve to demonstrate the nature of the tribe's relationship with the government in Washington, D.C. It is possible that the chief on the far left is Keokuk.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 209798
Call Number: E99 S23 *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209798
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Sac and Fox
Date - 1861-1869
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sac and Fox
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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