Pete Mitchell

𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟴

Photographer Frank Rinehart took this magnificent photo of Pete Mitchell of the Ponca tribe. Rinehart spent a lot of time photographing the Native American people and their way of life. He wanted to capture their stories and each individual personality through his photos.

The goal was for non-indigenous people to get a glimpse into the their lives and begin to understand them. This photo was taken in 1898, during the Omaha Indian Congress in Nebraska, which was the biggest gathering of Native American tribes of its kind.