President Coolidge Greets American Indians from the Osage Nation
This photograph shows President Calvin Coolidge posing with representatives from the Osage nation on the South Grounds of the White House. Charles H. Burke, commissioner on Indian Affairs, stands at right of Coolidge. Also among those photographed are Chief Bacon Rind (second to left), and Chief Paul Red Eagle (immediate right of Burke). During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.