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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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