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Indian pageant at Black Hills Ordnance Depot in Provo, South Dakota, showing Helen Morganti of Lead, South Dakota being adopted into the tribe as Princess Silver Cloud, and Chief Afraid of Horses, the show was held for the war workers at the depot; the photograph is signed in ink on the front: Sincerely, Helen Morganti

Former Representative Ben Reifel at a Indian Society seminar at Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota

Distinguished Service and Valor awardees and the Secretariat - 25th Honor Awards Convocation - Interior auditorium; Left to Right - Top Row: Captain Matthew V. Carson, Jr., USN, Office of the Secretary; Joseph V.B. Wells, Geological Survey; Christopher J. San Fellipo, Geological Survey; Paul Zinner, Bureau of Mines; Ulric J Gendron, Bureau of Reclamation; William M. Deaton, Bureau of Mines; James Westfield, Bureau of Mines; Elmer P. Myers, Bureau of Indian Affairs; John S. Knowles, Bureau of Land Management; George L. Collins, National Park Service; Charles E. Peterson, National Park Service; A. Clark Stratton, National Park Service; Dick Sutton, National Park Service; Left to Right - Front Row: Floyd H. Phillips, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Alphonse Kemmerich, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries; Administrative Assistant Secretary Beasley; Andrew W. Anderson; Bureau of Commercial Fisheries; Monty Wilcox; Louise A. Wilcox; Orpha R. McPherson, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Secretary Udall; Clara B. Gonzales, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Assistant Secretary Carver; Assistant Secretary Holum; Fannibelle Jackson, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary Carr; Assistant Secretary Briggs; Benjamin Reifel, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Father John G. Kuhn, Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

Flanked by American Indian elders and overseas delegates, J. Blanton Belk gives the keynote speech at the demonstration for modernizing America on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Ben Reifel is visible in the background looking left

John Bean Robe on his deceased wife's allotment of 320 acres

John Garnier, a mix blood living on his wife's allotment of 160 acres with a two room log house, shingle roof, and good floor

John White Bear living on his grandmother's allotment of 160 acres

Johnson Scabby Face on his deceased daughter's allotment as he is the sole heir to the estate of 160 acres

Labon Holy Pipe on his own allotment of 32- acres, house build with personal funds

Luck Spider Back Bone living on his allotment of 640 acres, 1 room log house, dirt root, and dirt floor

Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond accompanied by Honor Guard Commander Capt. Charles E. Guilford salutes the colors during Honor Guard ceremonies

Masahide Shibusawa, Japanese business man, who is in charge of the work of Moral Re-Armament in Japan, speaks at the Mackinac demonstration. He has come to plan for the delegation of 100 Japanese students arriving later in July. Shibusawa's great-grandfather was the founder of modern industrial Japan

Members of Congress in session in the chambers of the United Stated capitol building

Representative Ben Reifel is with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee

Representative Ben Reifel is with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee

Representative Ben Reifel meets with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee

Representative Ben Reifel meets with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee

Representative Ben Reifel is part of the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary group

Ben Reifel's various certificates and awards from many different organizations and groups.

Miss Indian America Thomasine Hill is presenting Representative Ben Reifel an award at the Bill Harrison Fundraising event in Sheridan, Wyoming

Minutes from the meeting of the Department of Racial and Cultural Relations, as well as correspondence in regards to Moral Re-Armament, which Ben Reifel supported.

Ben Reifel is on the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, the group is on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Correspondence between Ben Reifel and members of Congress in regards to his appointment as assistant for Indian Affairs to the Director of National Park service.

Representative E.Y. Berry, Senator Karl Mundt, and Representative Ben Reifel are the guests of Harold Levinger of Yankton, South Dakota at the National Retail Merchants Association dinner in Washington, D.C.

United State Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit proceedings of Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota v. Ed Driving Hawk case involving an election dispute. Also included is correspondence between Ben Reifel and the attorneys.

Newspaper clippings of Ben Reifel and his various activities and work, as well as clippings of other notable people and events that were happening during his time.

Bureau of Indian Afffairs and Farm Home Administration pamphlets pertaining to American Indian culture, census information, and farm loans. Other miscellaneous pamphlets are also included.

Paul Bear Save Life on an heirship land of 80 acres

Group of five people looking at maps

Phillip Ritterbush, Special Assistant for Scientific Matters, Congressman Robert T. Ashmore, and Alice Reifel talking during an Evening at the Smithsonian

Large group of people in front of the building at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico

Portrait of Ben Reifel during his 1960 campaign for Congress

Signed portrait from Representative E.Y. Berry to Representative Ben Reifel: Best wishes to by colleague - a good Congressman Ben Reifel, E.Y. Berry

Portrait of Major General Eugene F. Cardwell, Commanding General, Southern European Task Force

Signed portrait from Senator Karl Mundt to Representative Ben Reifel: To Ben Reifel, A great campaigner with a bright congressional future. You are a real credit to our native state of South Dakota. Karl E. Mundt, U.S. Senate Jan. 16, 1961

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a group of people

President Dwight Eisenhower is speaking at an event, there are men holding microphones in front of him

Invitation and program of the 1977 inauguration ceremony of President Jimmy Carter which Ben Reifel attended.

Invitations to inaugural luncheons and receptions, as well as invitations to Ben Reifel to attend the 1961 inauguration ceremony of President John F. Kennedy Also Includes a schedule of events for the Inauguration day, as well as information on tickets and transportation.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson bow their heads solemnly

President Lyndon B. Johnson and two other men stand behind a table at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event

President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event

Official inaugural program from the 1965 inauguration ceremony of President Lyndon B. Johnson which Ben Reifel attended.

President Lyndon B. Johnson walks out of a room in front of three other men

Offical guidebook to the 1969 inauguration ceremony of President Richard M. Nixon which Ben Reifel attended.

President Richard Nixon delivering his budget address to Congress

Flyers, seating lists, and programs from various events that Ben Reifel attended and was a guest speaker.

Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma, and Editor-in-Chief of the Indian weekly ""Himmat,"" addressing over 800 delegates to the Mackinac demonstration in 1965

Death certificate of Alice Reifel, wife of Ben Reifel, and a marriage certificate of William M. Reifel and Lucy B. Breast, Ben Reifel's parents.

Correspondence and other documents related to House Prayer Breakfast group meetings, a forum for notable political, social, and business figures to meet and build relationships. Reifel held the positions of secretary, vice president, and president for the group.

Correspondence, minutes, and other documents related to Share South Dakota, an organization to better conditions among Indian Americans in South Dakota. Ben Reifel served as vice president to this organization.

Correspondence, minutes, and other documents related to Share South Dakota, an organization to better conditions among Indian Americans in South Dakota. Ben Reifel served as vice president to this organization.

Reporters and supporters listening to Ronald Reagan in Brookings, South Dakota campaigning for Nixon-Agnew in 1968

Representative Ben Reifel with a traveling classroom group from Nova Scotia on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and Web Hill looking at a beaded American Indian shirt in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel pointing with his right hand

Representative Ben Reifel talking with two men

Former Representative Ben Reifel talking with a man in a classroom

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel is seated in an audience, the audience is applauding

Representative Ben Reifel is talking to a constituent

Representative Ben Reifel and an unknown man in Washington, D.C.; there is illegible writing in the bottom right hand corner of the image

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with a man in front of Christopher Columbus' cabin aboard a replica of the ship the Santa Maria

Representative Ben Reifel and John Roy Lucas, electronics technician first class, from Madison, South Dakota, talking aboard the USS John Marshall, an Ethan Allen-class submarine

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with an officer aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel eating with the crewmen aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel inspects an aircraft gun aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel talks with officers aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel in the mess line aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel eating with the crewmen aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel sits in a rescue helicopter aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel visits the main ship's store aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel addresses South Dakota Farmers Union bus trippers in the Veterans Affairs Committee Room in Washington, DC

Representative Ben Reifel and 1961 South Dakota Cherry Blossom Princess Patricia Lay from Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and 1965 summer intern Mike Pieplow from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and 1967 intern, Donna Bluehorse, who was also Miss Rosebud, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and summer intern D'Ann Kyrk, an Augustana College student from Milbank, South Dakota, working in Reifel's office