I've been wanting to pull together images of Native Americans
from all my old history and children's books for a long time, and I've finally
done it. These pictures of Indian Chiefs were taken from books which
were written in the late 1800's to the very early 1900's, and they reflect
the prejudices and stereotypes of that time. Several of the image captions
referred to these men and women as "barbarians." Although I am presenting
most of the images and labels as they were presented in the text as I found
them, I would be wary of their accuracy. Still, I hope you will enjoy the
images of these Indian Chiefs and find a way to use them respectfully
in your artistic endeavors.
Be sure to check my Public
Domain Images often. More pictures are added regularly.