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Object Details

Collection Collector

Grier, William Nicholson, General, 1812-1885

Collection Photographer

Wolfenstein, V (Valentin), 1844-1909

Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902

Culture

Diné (Navajo)

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General William Nicholson Grier collection of photographs

Extent

1 Photographic print

Date

March - July 1868

Container

Photo-folder 3

Archival Repository

National Museum of the American Indian

Identifier

NMAI.AC.126, Item P20816

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Photographic prints

Collection Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); General William Nicholson Grier collection of photographs, Photograph Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are a

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Portrait of Chief Barboncito, Chief Manuelito, Chief Cayetanito, and a boy

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv45afa27ad-a995-4687-8558-2784d40782ef

Collection Collector

Grier, William Nicholson, General, 1812-1885

Collection Photographer

Wolfenstein, V (Valentin), 1844-1909

Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902

Culture

Diné (Navajo)

See more items in

General William Nicholson Grier collection of photographs

Extent

1 Photographic print

Date

March - July 1868

Container

Photo-folder 3

Archival Repository

National Museum of the American Indian

Identifier

NMAI.AC.126, Item P20815

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Photographic prints

Collection Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); General William Nicholson Grier collection of photographs, Photograph Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American In

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Barboncito

Barboncito (1820-1871) was a Native American chief who led the Navajo resistance of the mid-1860s. A staunch but peaceful opponent of white encroachment on Indian homelands, Barboncito was beloved among his people for his eloquence, his leadership skills, and his inspirational role as a religious singer. He is remembered for having signed the 1868 treaty that insured Navajos the lands on which they still live today.

Barboncito was born in 1820 to the Ma'iideeshgiizhnii ["Coyote Pass"] clan at Cañon de Chelly, in present-day northeastern Arizona. The mountains of this area produced a major stronghold for the Navajos, ensuring them a formidable defensive position. Barboncito quickly rose to become one of the council chiefs of the Navajo people.

Signed First Treaty

When the United States occupied Santa Fe, in New Mexico territory, around the time of the Mexican War, the Navajos signed their first treaty with the white settlers. Barboncito was one of the chiefs to sign the Doniphan Treaty of 1846, agreeing to peaceful relations and beneficial trade with the whites.