The National Council of American Indians was established in February 1926. This organization's purpose was to advocate for Native American rights and representation before the United States government
Zitkála-Šá, President of the National Council of American Indians
Zitkála-Šá by Gertrude Käsebier, 1898
First Meeting of the National Congress of American Indians
An example of policies and laws Zitkála-Šá would be referring to in her activism work
Gertrude Käsebier
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Gertrude Käsebier was an American photographer. She was known for her images of motherhood, her portraits of Native Americans, and her promotion of photography as a career for women.
Portrait by Adolf de Meyer, c. 1900
Portrait of the Photographer, a manipulated self-portrait by Gertrude Käsebier
Gertrude Käsebier, c. 1900, platinum print by Samuel H. Lifshey, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C.
Chief Iron Tail, Gertrude Kasebier, 1898, U.S. Library of Congress