Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.
A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. Native Americans were greatly affected by the European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, and their population declined precipitously due to introduced diseases, warfare, and slavery.
After the founding of the United States, many Native American peoples were subjected to warfare, removals, and one-sided treaties, and they continued to suffer from discriminatory government policies into the 20th century.
Since the 1960s, the self-determination movement has resulted in many changes to the lives of Native Americans. Today, there are over five million Native Americans in the United States.
An incredible photo collection from Ashley Van Haeften will show you what American Indian girls looked like in around 1900.
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| Young American Indian girls, circa 1900 |
A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. Native Americans were greatly affected by the European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, and their population declined precipitously due to introduced diseases, warfare, and slavery.
After the founding of the United States, many Native American peoples were subjected to warfare, removals, and one-sided treaties, and they continued to suffer from discriminatory government policies into the 20th century.
Since the 1960s, the self-determination movement has resulted in many changes to the lives of Native Americans. Today, there are over five million Native Americans in the United States.
An incredible photo collection from Ashley Van Haeften will show you what American Indian girls looked like in around 1900.
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| Five young Hopi Indian girls standing in a row in the village of Shonguapavi |
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| A group of Hopi children on the Dance Plaza at Walpi (Walpai), Arizona |
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| Apache Indian girl carrying an olla (a water basket) on her head |
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| Chemehuevi Indian girl |
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| Chemehuevi Indian woman and young girl in their native dwelling |
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| Five young Hopi Indian girls with an old Hopi Indian man sitting on stone steps in the village of Shonguapavi |
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| Four Mojave Indian children standing in front of a small dwelling with a thatched roof, near Yuma |
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| Hopi Indian girls standing in a row in the village of Oraibi |
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| Group of Laguna Indians at Paquate, New Mexico |
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| Group of nine Havasupai girls playing 'Hue-ta-queech-e-ka' |
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| Havasupai girl making a basket |
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| Havasupai Indian girl, Walathama's daughter, sitting outside |
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| Hopi children from a well-to-do family waiting for the Snake Dance at the pueblo of Walpi, Arizona |
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| Hopi girls learning to sew, Arizona |
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| Hopi Indian boy pretending to use a bow and arrow against a Hopi Indian girl |
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| Hopi Indian girl sitting outside |
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| Hopi Indian girl with a baby |
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| Hopi matron, maiden, and small child, Arizona |
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| Navajo Indian girl standing in front of an adobe dwelling |
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| Navajo Indian girl weaving a blanket |
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| School girl mandolin orchestra at Mission Assistencia of San Antonio, Pala, California |
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| School girl playing a mandolin at Mission Assistencia of San Antonio, Pala, California |
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| Small group of Yuma Indian girls posing at the government Indian School at Yuma |
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| Small group of Yuma Indian girls posing at the government Indian School at Yuma |
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| Two Hopi Indian children standing outside |
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| Two Mojave Indians girls standing in front of a small dwelling with a thatched roof |
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| Two young Chemehuevi Indian girls making a drink from mesquite beans |
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| Two young Pima Indian school girls |
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| Two young Walapai Indian mothers with their children on their backs, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Two young Walapai Indian school girls, Kingman, Arizona |
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| Walapai Indian ex-school girl with painted face, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Walapai Indian girl water carrier, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Walapai Indian school girl, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Walapai Indian school girl, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Western-educated Paiute indian girl, Yosemite Valley |
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| Yokut Indian girl of school age, Tule River Reservation near Porterville, California |
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| Chemehuevi Indian girl |
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| Havasupai Indian girl carrying a 'Kathak' on her back |
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| Havasupai Indian girl, Waluthama's daughter, carrying an 'Olla' or water jug |
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| Hopi Indian girl sitting outside |
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| Hopi Indian girl standing outside, Oraibi, Arizona |
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| Hopi Indian girl with hair worn up in large buns at the side of her head |
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| Walapai Indian girl water carrier drinking from her olla, Hackbury, Arizona |
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| Walapai Indian girl water carrier, Hackbury, Arizona |
