This page is a gateway to information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward S. Curtis from 1890 to 1930, taken from The North American Indian, Curtis' massive lifework. The North American Indian consists of 20 volumes of text, describing in detail all aspects of each Native American tribe's life and customs.
Due to the large amount of information contained in The North American Indian, this portion of The Curtis Collection website will have to be constantly updated in order to provide more detail. Therefore, this site will be in "continuous construction" starting with basic tribal information. More detailed information, photographs/gravure images, and special items will be added on a regular basis. Please continue to visit the site for information concerning the tribe(s) in which you have an interest.
The decision to group certain tribes together in single description was made by the author, Curtis, based on his evaluation of the similarities of language and customs, and, in no way, reduces the importance of any one singular tribe. The selection(s) made for the quote(s) for each tribe is not meant to be definitive or compete, but informative, regarding not only the specific tribe, but of all tribes. The Curtis Collection takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the statements or quotes, made in The North American Indian, but merely reflects them for your information.
INDEX OF TRIBES BY VOLUME FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN
VOLUME 1
Theodore Roosevelt's Forward to The North American Indian
The Harriman Expedition-A precurser to The North American Indian?
Introduction to The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
TheApache
The Jicarilla
The Navaho
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 2
The Mohave
The Maricopa
The Qahatika
The Pima
The Papago
The Yuma
The Yuman Mountain Tribes (Walapai, Havasupai, and Yavapai)
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 3
The Lakota or Teton Sioux (Ogalala, Brule, Blackfeet, Hunkpapa, Two Kettles, and Sans Arcs)
The Middle Dakota (Yankton, Yanktonai and Assiniboin)
The Little Bighorn-Description of the events of "Custer's Last Stand" by ES Curtis.
The Little Bighorn-Addendum to the Curtis account by The Curtis Collection
Demise of the Buffalo
Native American Biographies and Portraits (gravures)
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 4
The Apsaroke
The Hidatsa
Native American Biographies and Portraits (gravures)
Ceremony of the Bowl (Hidatsa)-An essay for Volume 4 of The North American Indian
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 5
The Mandan
The Arikara
The Atsina
Native American Biographies and Portraits (gravures)
Foreward by George P. Horse Capture to Native Nations First Natives as seen by Edward S. Curtis
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 6
The Arapaho
The Piegan
The Cheyenne
Note on the Indian Music by Henry F. Gilbert
Cheyenne Sweat Lodge
Sand Creek Cheyenne
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 7
The Yakima
The Klickitat
Salishan Tribes of the Interior (Collvilles, Kalispel, Lakes, Methow, Nespilim and Sanpoel, Sinkiuse, Spokan, Coeur D'Alenes, Flatheads, and Pend D'Oreilles)
The Kutenai
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 8
The Nez Perce
Wallawalla, Umatilla, and Cayuse
Wisham and Chinook Tribes
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 9
Salishan Tribes ofthe Northwest (Cowlitz, Chehalis, Shoalwater Bay, Quinault, Twana, Puget Sound, Clallam, Squamish, Lummi et.al.)
In Memory of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 10
The Kwakiutl
Curtis Visits the Kwakiutl-Devil Rock/Octopus Hunting
Recipe for Roasting Salmon
Kwakiutl Head Hunters
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 11
The Haida
The Nootka
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 12
The Hopi
Hopi Rain (Snake) Dance
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 13
The Achomawi
The Hupa
The Karok
The Klamath
The Shasta
Tolowa/Tututni
The Wiyot
The Yurok
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 14
The Kato
The Maidu
The Miwok
The Pomo
The Wailiki
The Wintun
The Yokuts
The Yuki
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 15
Cahuilla
Dieguenos
The Luisenos
The Mono
The Pavioso
The Washo
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 16
The Tiwa (Isleta, Taos)
The Keres (Cochiti, Santa Domingo, Acoma, Laguna, Sia, and Santa Ana)
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 17
The Tewa
The Zuni
Zuni Social Customs, an essay for Volume 17 of The North American Indian
Zuni Solstice and Harvest Ceremonies, an essay for Volume 17 of The North American Indian
Tewa Cacique Societies - San Ildefonso-an essay for Volume 17 of The North American Indian
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 18
Chipewyan
Northern Assiniboin
The Sarsi
Slaves (Northern Piegan, Blood, and Blackfeet)
West Woods Cree
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 19
The Indians of Oklahoma-Part 1, a Comprehensive History- Five Civilized, Uchean and Algonquian
The Indians of Oklahoma-Part 2, a Comprehensive History-All Other
Comanche
Oto
Southern Cheyenne
Wichita
The Peyote Cult
Genesis of Oto Clans-An Essay from Volume 19 of The North American Indian
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20
VOLUME 20
Alaskan Eskimo (Nunivak, Prince of Wales, Kotzebue, et. al.)
The Bladder Feast, a description of the ceremony from volume 20
Index to Portfolio Images-Portfolio 1 to Portfolio 20
Index to Volume Images-Volume 1 to Volume 20