A Native American woman and child, identifed on the photograph as Tema and Walter Peo of the Umatilla Tribe, are standing on a blanket outside in a wooded area. The woman is wearing a headband, a necklace, a blanket draped around her shoulders, a blanket wrapped around her waist, and a belt. Her hair is tied in two braids. The boy is wearing a headband, a necklace, a shirt, and a belt. The boy is holding a pipe in his hands. A bag is lying on the ground on the blanket.
A Native American woman is seated inside on the floor. She is holding a pipe in each hand, wearing a feathered headdress, and has a blanket with geometric designs draped over her lap. Her hair is tied in two long braids. Various items, including swords, knives, cradleboards, moccassins, bags, hair ties, and a rifle, are hung on the wall behind the woman.
Five elderly Native American women, identified as members of the Cayuse tribe and "converts of Dr. Marcus Whitman", sit outside a large tent. The women wear headscarves, long skirts, and shawls of woolen fabric, possibly Pendleton blankets. Two of the women hold handkerchiefs in their laps. The names of the women are tentative and have not been verified yet by tribal members.