Native American Traditional

Itsipstsinikyi ("Kills Inside"). Piegan. 1926. Photo by Edward S. Curtis.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 🎉 – 𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞.

Gil Birmingham, of Comanche ancestry, was born in San Antonio, Texas. Growing up in a military family, he moved frequently and developed a love for music, mastering the guitar in his youth.
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Though he earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California and worked as a petrochemical engineer, fate had other plans — a talent scout discovered him while bodybuilding in the early 1980s, leading to his first screen appearance in Diana Ross’s 1982 music video “Muscles.”

Birmingham soon dedicated himself fully to acting, studying under renowned coaches Larry Moss and Charles Conrad. He made his TV debut in 1986 with the series Riptide and later appeared in Body & Soul (2002) and Steven Spielberg’s epic miniseries Into the West (2005). Audiences today know him best for roles like Billy Black in The Twilight Saga and the Texas Ranger in Hell or High Water, where he starred alongside Jeff Bridges.

With decades of diverse performances, Gil Birmingham continues to captivate audiences and honor his Native American heritage through every role he takes on.
❤️𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 👉
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🌿 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 – 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫
Chief Dan George (born Geswanouth Slahoot, July 24, 1899 – Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada) was a remarkable actor, poet, writer, and spiritual leader of Indigenous heritage.
He rose to fame with his unforgettable role as Old Lodge Skins in Little Big Man (1970), earning him an Oscar nomination – the first ever for an Indigenous Canadian actor.
Beyond the screen, he was a powerful voice for Indigenous rights, tirelessly advocating for cultural preservation, environmental protection, and social justice.
Through his poetry, books, speeches, and community work, he inspired pride, unity, and cultural awareness, empowering future generations of Indigenous youth.
🕊 His legacy lives on – as a timeless symbol of identity, strength, and hope for Indigenous communities and all who value cultural diversity.
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“LEADER OF THE SUN DANCE,” circa 1907. The image ranks as perhaps America’s finest portrait of any person prepared for a Sun Dance. The photo was taken outside the New Life Lodge and before any ceremony. Photographer Richard Throssel, one quarter Canadian Cree, photographed with permission of tribal elders. Since subjects needed to be stationary, the photo was taken either at the request or with the cooperation of the unidentified adult male. The magnificent and historically important portrait was preserved on a 6.5x8.5 inch glass-plate negative.

The upper body of the unidentified Northern Cheyenne man was fully painted; there was no shirt. His various wreaths were made of sage or willow. Text and digital restoration of photo by Gary Coffrin. Click or zoom image to better see detail.

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NOTE: The photo honors the decision of the adult man and tribal elders of the era. History as it was.

PERMISSION: The Richard Throssel photo was NOT a snapshot taken without permission. Throssel’s bulky camera required a static pose to prevent blur from motion. The Northern Cheyenne man had to: 1) stand in place, 2) wait for Richard Throssel to focus under a black fabric hood, and then 3) not move while the mechanical shutter was actuated. The complete and total stillness revealed that permission was granted by the adult male. This was not the photo of a man in motion.

The camera used 6.5 x 8.5 inch glass plate negatives and a tripod. The was bulky gear, NOT a smartphone that could be concealed. Throssel could not have functioned without tribal permission.

The photo preserved pride and honor as it was. The portrait was not taken inside the Sun Dance lodge. The man was not engaged in spiritual activity. The image is public domain and had been published decades earlier.

SIZE MATTERS, reportedly 1873. William Henry Jackson used up to five burros to carry camera gear. Jackson photographed his assistant in Yosemite. Earlier, with the Hayden Expedition of 1871, Jackson had captured views that helped convince congress to create the USA's first national park, Yellowstone.

The weight of the glass plate negatives and darkroom supplies limited the number of captures in remote locations. Heavy glass plates had to be coated, exposed, and developed before the noxious collodion emulsion dried. Exposure times could be fractions of a minute, not fractions of a second, and were estimated without light meters. Preparing, exposing, developing, fixing, washing and then drying a single glass plate negative might take 30+ minutes. Text and digital restoration of photo by Gary Coffrin.