These are the remarkable portraits of Native Americans before the influence of Western society tainted their tribes.
A century ago, photographer and ethnologist Edward S. Curtis embarked on a vast study of Native American peoples throughout the West.
Curtis, who worked mainly in Seattle, spent time with 80 different tribes over two decades and compiled more than 40,000 photographs.
Although Curtis was praised for his skill as a photographer, according to The Atlantic, the posed nature of the shots are often attacked by critics who say the images play up to stereotypes of Native American cultures.
And, now The West is the Champion of Freedom and the Savior of the Oppressed of The World!
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