The Indian Congress was held from August 4 to October 31, 1898, in Omaha, Nebraska, in tandem with the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. Taking place less than a decade after the end of the Indian Wars, the Indian Congress was the largest such gathering of Native American tribes to that date, bringing together over 500 Native Americans representing 35 different tribes.
It’s interesting to see the different clothing styles among the tribes. Like this one:
Low_Estate_4905 on August 29th, 2021 at 13:12 UTC »
A whole lot of timeless cool going on right there
M_Night_Shambles_on on August 29th, 2021 at 13:22 UTC »
I see where people in the 70s learned to dress...
xiaxian1 on August 29th, 2021 at 15:37 UTC »
Here are more pictures:
https://digital.omahalibrary.org/digital/collection/p16747coll2
The Indian Congress was held from August 4 to October 31, 1898, in Omaha, Nebraska, in tandem with the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. Taking place less than a decade after the end of the Indian Wars, the Indian Congress was the largest such gathering of Native American tribes to that date, bringing together over 500 Native Americans representing 35 different tribes.
It’s interesting to see the different clothing styles among the tribes. Like this one:
https://digital.omahalibrary.org/digital/collection/p16747coll2/id/504/rec/104