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Romanies arrived in Australia with the first fleet in 1788 from England. Very few were actually identified as Romanies as they travelled under the nationality of the country they came from. Centuries of persecution had made them very cautious and secretive about their true cultural identity. It’s highly likely that this family in the photo from Queensland, which was taken around the turn of the last century, was from the Machwaya group. This group came to Australia from Serbia via Greece and travelled the country in horse drawn vans looking for seasonal work such as fruit picking, farm work, cane cutting, mining, laboring, blacksmithing, horse handling, leather work, metal work, timber mill work and tree felling. Source including the same photo: www.oocities.org/romani_life_society/indexpics/MagApr08.pdf

Smithsonian, your celebration shots caught my attention. I'd love to invite you to Worldly to share your festival experiences with others looking for adventure ideas. Here's your invitation link: wrld.ly/FlickrPal Email me if you have questions. - kendall@worldly.com

omg thats the cutest little jingle dress dancer I've seen! ^__^

I saw a "jingle dress" dancer at one of the Pow Wows and I really loved it. What a wonderful activity for the women and children.

Great photo. I would love to reprint in my online magazine. Please contact me at stephanie.meade at gmail.com for further info. Thank you!

InCultureParent Magazine Hi, inculture18! If you'd like to get in touch with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) regarding photo collections, please email nmaiphotos@si.edu. Or visit the NMAI Ordering Information webpage to learn more about their photo services.