Indian Actors Association

They formed after and were influenced by the War Paint Club, an organization meant to protect rights of Native American actors.

The country's economic depression and the Western movie hiatus left many indigenous actors unemployed.

Due to the economic depression, coupled with a shift in movie genre popularity, Indian actors struggled to find work.

[2]The Indian Actors Association was first led by Luther Standing Bear from the Lakota (Sioux) Tribe.

The group put on plays and pageants representing historical truth and ethnological accuracy.

After his death the association was led by many Treaties and Bill Hazlet, a Blackfeet Indian and actor.

The booklet had twenty unnumbered pages of paintings and portraits of chiefly Indian actors.

The booklet featured the officers, directors and lady auxiliary of the Indian Actors Association.

They were able to raise these funds through membership dues, powwows, and performances for local clubs and organizations.