Cheyenne sun dancer, Oklahoma, 1909 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Cheyenne sun dancer, Oklahoma, 1909, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Cheyenne sun dancer
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Cheyenne sun dancer, Oklahoma, 1909
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Oklahoma became the 46th state in 1907, and by 1909 the Cheyenne and Arapaho people of the western part of the territory were living with land allotment, which followed the 1892 opening of their reservation to settlers. The Sun Dance, a central summer ceremony of Cheyenne religious life, had been banned by federal officials in 1883 under the Code of Indian Offenses, and agency staff continued to watch for such gatherings. Farming, cattle work, and wage labor near the new railroad towns shaped daily life for families who had once followed the buffalo across the plains. This photograph of a Cheyenne sun dancer records a religious man whose practice was officially forbidden at the time.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | chaufty, henry c. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Oklahoma |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 794 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Cheyenne sun dancer |
| Reference | OK 1909 Cheyenne sun dancer |
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