Photographed around 1940, in full regalia, George P. LeVatta, was a member of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe from the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho. He worked as a Bureau of Indian Affairs agent from 1934 to 1951 and with the National Congress of American Indians from 1944 until his death in the early 1990s.
George P. LaVatta in Regalia
- ca. 1940
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 298656
Full Citation: George P. LaVatta in Regalia; ca. 1940; Desk Files of the Tribal Operations Branch, 1934–1951; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives at Seattle, Seattle, WA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/george-p-lavatta-in-regalia/, October 29, 2026]
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