-Why Did Photographer Edward Curtis Choose to Portray Many of the Native

Multiple Choice

-Why did photographer Edward Curtis choose to portray many of the Native Americans, such as these Crow warriors, as figures riding off into the distance in his ethnographic project The North American Indian?

A) He wanted to publicize their skills as horsemen.
B) He wanted to show that many Indian cultures were already on the verge of disappearing.
C) He wanted to capture the variety and richness of Native American culture.
D) He wanted to keep the public aware of the problems related to forced assimilation.