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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59609, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; An Indian man offering a peace pipe to a white man while two Indian men look on. Indian and white soldiers are standing in the background. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Chitimacha.” “1975” Reverse: Scene of an eagle snatching a fish out of a decorated bag. Stalks of wheat, a bird, and a spider in its web are on either side of the bag. Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1975 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Hoover, Herbert T. The Chitimacha People. 1975. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59614, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A man planting corn with a stick. In the background is a fort-like structure. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Creek-Muscogee.” “1973” Reverse: Scene of a metal plow and a bunch of wheat. Inscription: “Great Seal of the Muscogee Nation I.T.” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Green, Donald. The Creek People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59621, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Two people are in a canoe with trees and a shelter in the background and a pelican overhead. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Seminoles, 1973” Reverse: Scene of a canopy shelter with a wood fire underneath. Inscription: “Seminole Tribe of FLorida In God We Trust” Over the canopy are the words “Tribal Council.” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Fairbanks, Charles H. The Florida Seminole People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59612, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Scene of a man with one wing tied around his waist so that it hangs from his back. He is holding a wand in each hand and in the background are hundreds of men with the same wings and wands. Inscription: “Sovereign Nation of the Choctaw Tribe.” “1973” Reverse: Collage of a peace pipe, arrows and a bow overlapping each other. Inscription: “The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1973 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Baird, W. David. The Choctaw People. 1973. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59627, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; Sequoyah holding a tablet of the Cherokee language that he recorded. Inscription: “The Cherokee Nation.” “1973” Reverse: Seven sided star with a wreath surrounding it. Inscription: “Seal of the Cherokee Nation. “Gwya Dbf.” “Sept. 6, 1839.” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1977 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Pierce, E.B. and R. Strickland. The Cherokee People. 1977. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59605, described as Indian Tribal Series medal with tow men burning out a dugout canoe while a woman carrying sticks on her back looks on. “Sovereign Nation of the Chickasaw” is inscribed above, with “1974” below. Other side depicts a man holding a bow, arrows, and shield. “The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation” is inscribed around.

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