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Film-maker Paul Ratner developed a passion for researching old photographs of indigenous people while making "Moses on the Mesa", a film about a German-Jewish immigrant who fell in love with a Native-American woman and became governor of her tribe of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico in the late 1800s.

“What has been most gratifying to me about researching old photos of Native Americans is when the relatives of the people featured in the photos discover them through our popular Facebook page," Ratner told Bored Panda. "Many of them have never seen these photos and are excited to find them. It is also exciting when folks correctly identify the people and the tribes pictured in the photos since the archives or vintage photo auctions often have incorrect or incomplete information. I feel like through this process we are reclaiming some lost history.”

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Minnehaha. 1904

Young Native American woman in traditional dress standing by tree near river with canoe, rare colour photo from 19th and 20th century.

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    Bone Necklace. Oglala Lakota Chief. 1899. Photo By Heyn Photo

    Native American man in traditional attire holding bow and arrows, rare colour photo from 19th and 20th century history.

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    Blackfeet Tribal Camp With Grazing Horses. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Horses grazing on a plain near a Native American village with colorful tipis in a rare colour photo.

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    Eagle Arrow. A Siksika Man. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Elderly Native American man with braided hair and traditional clothing holding a feathered staff in a rare colour photo.

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    Blackfeet Girl. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Portrait of a Native American woman from the 19th or 20th century wearing traditional beaded clothing in a rare color photo.

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    Chief James A. Garfield. Jicarilla Apache. 1899. Photo By William Henry Jackson

    Native American man in traditional attire with facial paint and jewelry, a rare colour photo from the 19th century.

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    "Painted Tipis Of The Headmen". Blackfeet. Montana. Early 1900s. By Walter Mcclintock

    Native American teepees with painted designs in a 19th century village setting with people gathered outside.

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    Arrowmaker, An Ojibwe Man. 1903

    Portrait of a Native American man in traditional Ojibwa attire and beadwork from rare colour photos of Native Americans.

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    Handpainted Print Of A Young Woman By The River. Early 1900s. Photo By Roland W. Reed

    Native American woman standing on rocky lakeshore at sunset, wearing traditional fringed clothing and holding a knife.

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    Charles American Horse (the Son Of Chief American Horse). Oglala Lakota. 1901. Photo By William Herman Rau

    Native American man wearing a feathered headdress and holding a traditional drum in a rare color photo from the 19th century.

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    Chief Little Wound And Family. Oglala Lakota. 1899. Photo By Heyn Photo

    Three Native Americans from the 19th century wearing traditional clothing and feathered headdresses in a rare colour photo.

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    Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe. Color Halftone Reproduction Of A Painting From A F. A. Rinehart Photograph. 1898

    Portrait of a Native American Cheyenne man in traditional attire with detailed beadwork and a feather in his hair.

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    ”In Summer”. Kiowa. 1898. Photo By F.a. Rinehart

    Three Native American men in traditional Kiowa regalia with colorful feathered headdresses in a rare historic colour photo.

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    “Songlike”, A Pueblo Man, 1899. Photo By F.a. Rinehart

    Native American man from the 19th and 20th century wearing traditional clothing and a colorful headband in a rare colour photo.

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    Walks-in-the-water (soya-wa-awachkai) And Her Baby Koumiski (round Face). Siksika. Montana. Ear

    Native American woman with child in a traditional cradleboard sling in rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century

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    Amos Two Bulls. Lakota. Photo By Gertrude Käsebier

    Profile portrait of Native American man in traditional attire and earring from rare colour photos of Native Americans.

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    She Who Travels In The Sky. Ojibwe. 1908. Photo By Roland Reed

    Native American woman in traditional dress standing by a forest stream with baskets in rare color photo.

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    Northern Plains Man On An Overlook. Montana. Early 1900s. Hand-colored Photo By Roland W. Reed

    Native American warrior standing on a rock overlooking a lake and mountains in a rare colour photo from the 19th century.

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    Blackfeet Children (including "sa-ko-uka-etsusin"). Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide B

    Native Americans in traditional clothing holding hands outdoors in a rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century.

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    Mrs. Bad Gun. 1879. Cheyenne. Photo By L.a.huffman

    Profile of a Native American man with braided hair and a beaded necklace in a rare color photo from the 19th century

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    Handpainted Print Depicting Five Riders Going Downhill In Montana. Early 1900s. Photo By Roland W. Reed

    Native Americans on horseback riding through a mountainous landscape in a rare 19th and 20th century color photo.

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    Si Wa Wata Wa. A Zuni Elder. New Mexico. 1903. Photo By Edward S. Curtis

    Close-up color photo of a Native American elder wearing a patterned headband and wrapped in a blanket from the 19th century

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    A Blackfoot Couple. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Native American man and woman in traditional attire, captured in a rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century.

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    "Coming Running". Blackfeet Woman With Children. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By W

    Native American woman holding a baby with a child nearby, wearing traditional clothing in a 19th and 20th century color photo.

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    Ojibwe Woman. Early 1900s. Photo By Roland Reed

    Native American woman in traditional dress by a river, captured in a rare colour photo from the 19th or 20th century.

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    Piegan Couple. Ca. 1890-1910. Glacier National Park, Montana. Colorized Photo/postcard

    Two Native Americans in traditional clothing on horseback near a river in a rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century

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    Night-herder On Lookout Butte Overlooking Old Man's River. Blackfeet. Montana. Early 1900s. Gla

    Native American standing beside a white horse on a hill at sunset in a rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century.

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    Red Stripe Tipi And The Thunder Tipi. Siksika Camp. Montana. Early 1900s

    Three Native American teepees in vibrant colors on a plain with figures in traditional clothing nearby in a rare colour photo.

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    Blackfeet Family. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Native Americans in traditional clothing posing outdoors in a rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century.

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    Broken Arm. Oglala Lakota. Ca. 1899. Photo By F.a. Rinehart

    Native American man wearing a traditional feathered headdress and ceremonial clothing in a rare colour photo.

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    Acoma Pueblo. New Mexico. Early 1900s. Photo By Chicago Transparency Company

    Rare colour photo of Native Americans climbing ladders on adobe buildings in a traditional 19th and 20th century village.

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    Geronimo (goyaałé). Apache. 1898. Photo By F.a. Rinehart

    Native American man in rare colour photo from the 19th and 20th century wearing traditional and formal attire

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    Piegan Men Giving Prayer To The Thunderbird Near A River In Montana. 1912. Photo By Roland W. Reed

    Two Native Americans in traditional attire on rocks by a river, captured in rare colour photos from the 19th and 20th century.

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    Ute Chief Ignacio. 1870-1890

    Portrait of a Native American elder wearing large earrings and colorful tie in rare colour photos from the 19th and 20th century.

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    A Woman By The Star Tipi In Blackfoot Camp. Early 1900s

    Native Americans in 19th century with painted tipis set on a grassy plain under a clear blue sky in rare colour photo.

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    Riders With Coup Sticks. Blackfeet. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclint

    Three Native Americans riding horses across a grassy field in rare colour photos from the 19th and 20th century.

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    "Hiawatha's Return." 1904. Photo By Detroit Photographic Co

    Native American man paddling a wooden canoe on a river near traditional tipis and trees in a rare colour photo.

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    Thunder Tipi Of Brings-down-the-sun. Blackfoot Camp. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walte

    Native American woman standing outside a decorated teepee surrounded by trees and wildflowers in a rare color photo.

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    Old Coyote (aka Yellow Dog). Crow. Original Photo Circa 1879 (color Tinted Circa 1910)

    Native American man from the 19th century with traditional braids, feathers, and layered bead necklaces in rare colour photo.

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    Strong Left Hand And Family. Northern Cheyenne Reservation. 1906. Photo By Julia Tuell

    Native Americans from the 19th and 20th century with children and a horse near a traditional tipi in a rural setting

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    Bear Chief Cutting A Green Hide. Blackfeet. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter

    Native Americans in traditional attire gathered outdoors, engaging in a cultural ritual with animal hides in rare colour photo.

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    Chief Mad Wolf. Blackfeet. Montana. Early 1900s. Glass Lantern Slide By Walter Mcclintock

    Portrait of a Native American man from the 19th century with long hair and traditional attire in rare colour photo.

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    Chief Hollow Horn Bear. Sicangu Lakota. 1905. Photo By Delancey W. Gill

    Native American man wearing traditional feathered headdress and colorful clothing in a rare colour photo.




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