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Grace Chandler
Grace Chandler (1879 – February 12, 1967), also known as Grace Chandler Horn, was an American photographer based in Michigan, best known for her photographs of Native Americans in the United States, Native American subjects. Early life Grace Maude Chandler was born in Barry County, Michigan, the daughter of David Martin Chandler and Jane Amanda Delphine Chandler. She had sisters Effie Mabel Chandler (Woodworth) and Ila Blanch Chandler (Jones), and a brother Charles Chandler. Career Chandler started her work in photographer as an assistant to her brother, Charlie Chandler, at his photography studio. As Grace Chandler Horn, she operated the Horn Art Shop in Petoskey, Michigan with her husband from 1899 to 1913, and then on her own. Her shop was part of the tourist attractions built around the annual "Hiawatha Pageant" in Petoskey, so its best sellers were prints and postcards related to that event. Her photographs of the Ojibwe performers and scenes in the pageant were published i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United States are generally known by other terms). There are 574 federally recognized tribes living within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. As defined by the United States Census, "Native Americans" are Indigenous tribes that are originally from the contiguous United States, along with Alaska Natives. Indigenous peoples of the United States who are not listed as American Indian or Alaska Native include Native Hawaiians, Samoan Americans, and the Chamorro people. The US Census groups these peoples as " Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders". European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, resulted in a precipitous decline in Native American population because of new diseases, wars, ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
