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Consists of 248 photographs obtained from personal or institutional sources. Some of the images were taken ca. 1970s or 1980s, documenting late 20th century Indian life, or reenactments of Native American rituals and dances by members of their community. Other images document Native American people and places from different time periods and places, primarily within Michigan, taken from the collections of several Michigan or other research institutions. A few of these images are believed to document Native Americans from the Grand Rapids area. Copyright for most of these images are owned by other institutions, not the Grand Rapids Public Library.

From these research photographs were chosen the illustrations used in the “People of the Three Fires” book. Photographs not used provide visual information on the culture and traditions of Indian people, and document through inclusion and non-inclusion, the theme attempted in the book. However, several of the photos are not identified. Arranged alphabetically by supplier of photos.