Max Littlesalt Research Binder Page 94

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Part OfMax Littlesalt Research Binder, Volume ICreatorRobert B. BransteadSubjectArizona--HistoryExpeditions, ScientificNavajo historyNavajo Indians--History--20th centuryRainbow Bridge-Monument Valley ExpeditionScience--Fieldwork--HistoryDescriptionPhotograph no. 235 in the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition photo collection. Caption reads "Max Little-Salt, our Indian Guide and Packer."Date Original1933-08Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionThe ONWARD ProjectCollectionThe ONWARD Project- Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley ExpeditionSubcollectionThe Max Littlesalt CollectionRights StatementIN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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City or TownKayentaCountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceKayentaTopicNative Americans

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Acquisition NoteFrom the Museum of Northern Arizona, collection MS-122. Used by The ONWARD Project with permission. The material in this binder was compiled by Lithuania Denetso about her Grandfather, Max Littlesalt. Beginning around 2008, Denetso began with little or no photographs or information and has now compiled several additional binders worth of material about Max's life, family, and accomplishments. In search of new information she has sought the help of Max's many children and extended family, and has taken trips with her mother, Louise, to visit archives and her Grandfather’s schools. Of her research, Denetso says, “The life of my Grandfather, Max Littlesalt, has intrigued me my entire life. His life spanned nine decades and in those decades, what a life he led. He had great courage to leave the Navajo Reservation as a young man, to seek higher education in ‘a white man’s world.’ Upon his return to the Reservation, he dedicated his life as a civil servant to his community.” The collection of material is continuously growing as Denetso continues her research with The ONWARD Project, and as relatives find additional contributions. Unlike much of the material in The ONWARD Project's collections which have been found mostly in well-documented archives, there is little information about some of the material documenting Max's life. This is representative of The ONWARD Project's experience in research-- Native stories are largely not represented in archives in the same way that others are. The material here has been scoured from many discrete sources and passed down through family. Though we may not know who the photographer of a photo was or where it was taken, these materials are invaluable to the family, and make important additions to the The ONWARD Project Archive. The documentation provides context about a person who was integral to the success of the Rainbow Bridge-Monument Valley Expedition, but was not fully documented alongside the other Expedition members.Identifierbinder094.jpgDate Digitized2019Digital FormatJPEG

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