Native Americans, also known as First Americans, Indigenous Americans, American Indians, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, including Hawaii and territories of the United States, and other times limited to the mainland.
Portraits of Native Americans from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
There are 574 federally recognized tribes living within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. “Native Americans” (as defined by the United States Census) are Indigenous tribes that are originally from the contiguous United States, along with Alaska Natives.
Indigenous peoples of the United States who are not American Indian or Alaska Native include Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and Chamorros. The US Census groups these peoples as “Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander”.
These amazing vintage photos from Rick Soloway captured portraits of Native Americans from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A young American Indian mother and her baby
A young Chiricahua Apache woman in native dress
A young Kiowa (Kiawah) woman in native dress
A young Native American girl in western dress
An Apache warrior seated and holding a sheathed bow and arrow quiver
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