Native American Photographs Tagging Mission
More than 18,000 photographs from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are now available in the National Archives Catalog. We are looking for Citizen Archivists to add specific topical subject tags to each photograph in the Record Group. Adding tags will help increase access to these rich records.
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Native American Photographs Tagging Mission
Please review the instructions on this page and tag each photograph with one or more of the established subject tags from the list below.
Tagging Native American records with these topical subjects will make them more searchable in the Catalog, and will help organize them by subject for use in future projects and resource guides.
Begin Tagging Topical Subjects
Please add one or more of these topical subject tags to each photograph in the mission.
Note: some of the photographs in this mission may already have existing tags. Please review each image and add any relevant tags from this list to the left side of the record.
| Topical Subject Tag | Additional information for when to add this tag |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | Add this tag when you identify farming, crops, gardening, etc. |
| Animals | Add this tag to identify photographs that have wild animals and livestock |
| Art and Artifacts | Add this tag to identify photographs that include basketwork, beadwork, crafts, etc. |
| Buildings | Add this tag to identify photographs that have any buildings |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs Personnel | Add this tag identify photographs of BIA personnel |
| Camps | Add this tag to identify photographs of Native American encampments |
| Children | Add this tag to identify photographs of children |
| Clothing | Add this tag to identify photographs where clothing or Native dress is prominent. |
| Communities | Add this tag to identify photographs of Native American communities |
| Construction | Add this tag to identify photographs of construction projects |
| Councils | Add this tag to identify photographs of Native American tribal councils |
| Dances | Add this tag to identify photographs of Native American dances |
| Events | Add this tag to identify photographs of community events |
| Fishing | Add this tag to identify photographs of fishing and related activities |
| Food preparation | Add this tag to identify photographs of food being prepared |
| Groups | Add this tag to identify photographs of more than one individual |
| Dwellings | Add this tag to identify photographs of buildings in which people live |
| Hunting | Add this tag to identify photographs of hunting and related activities |
| Portraits | Add this tag to identify photographs that are portraits of an individual or groups |
| Recreation | Add this tag to identify photographs of recreational activities, such as sports |
| Reservations | Add this tag to identify when a photograph is located on a reservation |
| Manufacturing | Add this tag to identify photographs of manufacturing of goods |
| Landscapes | Add this tag to identify photographs of landscapes |
| Leaders | Add this tag to identify photographs of tribal leaders |
| Military Service | Add this tag to identify photographs of Native Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces |
| Music | Add this tag to identify photographs of instruments, musical events, etc. |
| Schools | Add this tag to identify photographs of schools and related activities |
| Transportation | Add this tag to identify photographs of transportation methods, such as vehicles |
Download a PDF version of this list.
Additional information:
- For this project, all tags should be added to the left side of the image and description. When you are logged in to your Catalog account, your tag will appear in pink with a red X, as shown in this example:
- In addition to adding at least one of the tags above, you are welcome to add as many other descriptive tags as you would like. For this project, you can even add a topical subject tag if the term is already found in the Title or Scope and Content Note. Please see our how-to guide What Makes A Good Tag to learn more about tagging.
- You will need to have an account in the National Archives Catalog to contribute transcriptions, tags, and comments. Visit our Register and Get Started page for step-by-step instructions.
- Check out our Resources page for instructions and videos to help you with your work as a Citizen Archivist.
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