Cheyenne woman

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY. The Northern Cheyenne woman was holding a walking stick and wearing an ornate scarf, late 1920s or so. Her eyes had seen thousands of campfires.

The photo was labeled as the grandmother of John Kills, and I will update text if I learn a more precise identification. The portrait was by historian, medical doctor, and lawyer Thomas B. Marquis, who lived on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Eastern Montana for some years. Marquis positioned his camera at face level, indicating respect and empathy for his subject.