Performing ArchiveMain MenuVisualizing the “Vanishing Race”: the photogravures of Edward S. CurtisFront Page for Visualizing the "Vanishing Race" pathCurtis' Image and Life: The Network of The North American Indian, Inc.An experiment with data visualization approach to understand and contextualize Curtis' images and his lifeMedia, Technology and MediationsCurtis's Technology, Relationships to Media and StyleContextualizing Curtis, The North American Indian, and Racethe collection of essays from the contributorsConsulting with Tribes as Part of Archive DevelopmentIntroduction to Consulting with Tribes by Ulia GosartContributing ArchivesInformation on how to participate in Performing ArchiveBrowsing the MediaA path of paths that allow users to cut through the collection in a variety of ways.Acknowledgements and Project InformationProject NetworkJacqueline Wernimontbce78f60db1628727fc0b905ad2512506798cac8David J. Kim18723eee6e5a79c8d8823c02b7b02cb2319ee0f1Stephan Schonberg23744229577bdc62e9a8c09d3492541be754e1efAmy Borsukc533a79d33d48cbf428e1160c2edc0b38c50db19Beatrice Schustera02047525b31e94c1336b01e99d7f4f758870500Heather Blackmored0a2bf9f2053b3c0505d20108092251fc75010bfUlia Gosart (Popova)67c984897e6357dbeeac6a13141c0defe5ef3403
12018-03-16T21:13:00-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Tribe PathsErik Loyer1Explore the Media by Tribestructured_gallery2018-03-16T21:13:00-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
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12018-03-16T21:12:37-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Titishu-kghitluhl ("Deer Running") - Sarsi1The Sarsi are an Athapascan tribe which prior to the nineteenth century came out of the far north, crossed the Saskatchewan, and becoming affiliated with the Algonquian confederacy of the Bloods, Blackfeet, and Piegan, became typical plainsmen, following the buffalo, engaging in horse-stealing raids, and in general adopting the religious practices of their allies. Old Sarsi, as the subject of this plate is colloquially known, was ninety-eight years of age when the photograph was made in 1925. In spite of his years, he was still agile and keen.plain2018-03-16T21:12:37-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:38-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637A Sarsi camp1The scene is a riverside grove near Okotoks, Alberta, where a band of Sarsi were awaiting clement weather to begin the prosaic labor of shocking wheat for one of their Caucasian neighbors.plain2018-03-16T21:12:38-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:40-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Placating the spirit of a slain eagle - Assiniboin1For their feathers, which were used in many ways as ornaments and as fetishes, eagles were caught by a hunter concealed in a brush-covered pit. A rather elaborate ceremony took place over the bodies of the slain birds for the purpose of placating the eagle spirits. The Sarsi custom is described at some length in Volume XVIII, pages 95-99.plain2018-03-16T21:12:40-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
