Choice Review
It is difficult to convey the appearance of Plains Indians so that readers may sense that real people lived on reservations. Julia E. Tuell (1886-1960) photographed the Northern Cheyenne and Lakota during the transition from independence to reservation. Her husband, P.V. Tuell, was a career teacher for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Julia and her camera were allowed access that few were given to the lives of her subjects. Some of her pictures were published in the works of William Bird Grinnell, ethnographer of the Northern Cheyenne, and some in magazines. Academics will benefit from the pictures of Northern Cheyenne (1906-12) and of Rosebud Reservation Lakota (1913-29). She photographed ceremonies like the Cheyenne Massaum (Animal Dance) and the Sun Dance; but the strength of these pictures is the real people with real names who look back at the reader. Aadland's enthusiastic commentary can be faulted for minor errors, but his organization enhances the dozens of photographs. Students can gain basic knowledge and enjoy the genuine respect he conveys for Tuell, for the Indian subjects, and for Indian cultures and the place of women and men in traditional societies. Recommended for undergraduate and high school libraries. G. Gagnon; University of North Dakota