Several Wishram Indians travel along the Columbia River in a raised-prow, Chinook-style canoe in this undated photo.

A photo of President Warren G. Harding hangs outside a teepee on the Warm Springs reservation in the 1920s.

Oregon Historical Society, #bb015200

Pictured here, two men on horseback on the Umatilla Reservation in an undated photo. Oregon Historical Society, #bb015161

Mary Bradford, a basketmaker and member of the Rogue River Tribe, is pictured in this 1902 photo. Oregon Historical Society, #bb012666

A Piute chief poses with a bow and arrows in this 1875 photo. Oregon Historical Society, #bb012666

This 1923 image is titled “Klamath in costume,” though “costume” is probably a poor choice of words, since it may suggest a “pretend” outfit and not one’s actual clothes. Many Native Americans prefer the term “regalia” for official clothing worn for special occasions. Library of Congress, #cph 3c23299

John Bradford, a Rogue River Indian, poses for a photo circa 1900. Oregon Historical Society, #bb004226

The Indians were removed from the Newport/Yaquina Bay area in the 1860s, opening the area up to white settlers. By 1900, when this photo was taken, seeing a Native American woman in a canoe near Newport was an unusual sight. Oregon Historical Society, #bb003423

In this 1902 photo, three women stand for a picture on the Warm Springs Reservation in Wasco County, Oregon. Library of Congress, #cph 3c19344

Red Elk and his sister, members of the Walla Walla tribe, pose in this undated photo. The Walla Walla tribe later became a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, #P2002.047.0073