'Ball Play on the Prairie', North America, 1847.
Engraving by C E Wagstaff and J Andrews after Captain Seth Eastman, US Army, showing the traditional Native American game of baggataway. French settlers renamed the game lacrosse, after the stick or 'crosse' which resembles a bishop's crosier, and which has a small net to hold the ball. The Iroquois Nation in Canada have been successful in international lacrosse tournaments during the 20th century. Illustration from 'Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States. Part 2' by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), published in Philadelphia in 1847.
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'Ancient Mining on Lake Superior', and White Fish, North America, 1855.
Engraving showing a Native American miner climbing a ladder made from a tree trunk, and below, the fish which sustained the 'Ancient Miners'. Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes, is on the border between the United States and Canada. The Native American population of the Americas was drastically reduced after the arrival of the Europeans due to war, disease, forced removal and relocation, and the destruction of traditional ways of life. Illustration from 'Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States. Part 5' by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), published in Philadelphia in 1855.