National Archives - Pictures of Native Americans

The images are from the records of 15 Government agencies within the holdings of the Still Picture Branch (RRSS) of the National Archives and Records Administration. Most are from the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75), the Army Signal Corps (Record Group 111), the Smithsonian Institution (Record Group 106), and U.S. Geological Survey (Record Group 57).

All of the pictures described in the list are either photographs or copies of artworks. Any item not identified as an artwork is a photograph. Whenever available, the name of the photographer or artist and the date of the item have been given. This information is followed by the National Archives Identifier number (NAID). The selected photographs are in the public domain.

The pictures are grouped by subject, like children, dances, fishing, games/recreation, etc. English names of individuals have been used, with native or secondary designations in parentheses. Tribal names as specific as possible have been incorporated into the descriptions where known and where appropriate and an index by tribe follows the list.