PICTURE TAKING WAS UTILIZED TO OBTAIN SOCIOMETRIC DATA AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS IN AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL FACTORS IN HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING. THE AUTHOR CAPITALIZED ON THE INDIANS' INTEREST IN A PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH AS A STARTING POINT FOR CREATING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AND A FEELING OF GOOD WILL. NORMALLY WITHHELD INFORMATION ABOUT KINSHIPS, INTER-RACIAL FEELINGS, AND HEALTH PRACTICES WAS FREELY DISCUSSED, AS INDIANS IN SMALL GROUPS VIEWED AND DISCUSSED PEOPLE AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS OR SLIDES. THIS ARTICLE APPEARS IN "THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION," VOL. 2, NO. 2, 1966. (SF)