| Show who is the greatest GT ate s t indian I 1 n d a n 0 of f T aaa r 7 ruth muskrat bronson ch okee MME tene S 0 TL w are IF by ELMO SCOTT WATSON TIE 1113 celebration of american indian dian day this year has a special significance because on that day friday september 22 a jalk ceremony will be held tit at A cen vi 40 ajl tury y ot of progress ogress in chicago at ca 1 A 0 which an honor medal will bo be presented to the indian of today whose achievement in the field of the one fine arts religion medicine law aw science politics education social service agriculture 4 or service to the federal or state government has lias been most outstanding the award of this medal has been sponsored by the radian indian council fire a national organization devoted to the advancement of the indian race and to the interests of the indian for the past few months the council fire has been receiving nominations for tile the award wh which ic h will be made by a committee composed of lew author of many many moons the box bos of 0 god slow smoke and other books of poetry on indman subjects ernest thompson seton author and founder president of the woodcraft league of america john collier commissioner of indian affairs washington dr W carson ryan director of indian education washington dr W D weeks president of barone babone indian college in 01 oklahoma mrs harold I 1 4 ickes wife of the secretary of the interior and an authority on indian subjects mrs mm george 11 II cafford chairman of the indian cemetery restoration service mrs william J rogers chairman of 0 the indian welfare committee third district illinois federation of clubs and mrs R C eaton cherokee indian historian of oklahoma the award of such an achievement ement medal la Is to be made an annual affair according to scott H peters a chippewa indian aho who vho Is president of the indian council fire who tho says few people know that the indian has made any progress in view of the conditions with which he has haa baa to cope there are indians in every walk of 0 life who bo are making good their achievements have been real ones because they have had bad to overcome such handicaps as the restrictions 0 of the indian bureau system race prejudice and the demoralizing effect of a complete commeth transition from one civilization to another IIo Ho homeer weier weer the records of the list of more than SO 50 indian men and women who have been nominated for the medal which Is to be awarded on september 22 Is a good cross section of indian achievement today among them are the following spencer asah james ruchlah Auch lah monroe hunt logli Ing horse orse steve and gilbert llo pope blown a group of boys who make historical pictures of their tribe and whose hose paintings published in book form command a high price david buffalo bear sioux grandson of chief red bed cloud delegate from his tribe to washington lecturer and one of the leaders in the movement for the establishment of a national indian day luther standing hear bear sioux lecturer and author of many magazine articles and four books on indian subjects J A belgard chippewa composer and singer who sang at president roose belts inaugural al ball gertrude bonnin sioux former teacher and field worker in the indian service now president of the national council of american indians and one of the outstanding leaders in working vt for the betterment of the race ruth muskrat bronson cherokee graduate of ML holyoke college winner of the 1000 mon ilor prize for the st mt holyoke ITol yoke senior who had accomplished most with their training dur ing the first year out of school teacher assistant guidance and placement officer in charge of government loans and scholarships and general advisor to indian students in haskell askell II indian school fred cardin cree quapaw composer and musician his gods drum naich was played and sung in town hall in new york in 1030 0 was the only one of 16 american compositions asked to be repeated in new york the following winter henry roe cloud winnebago organizer of the american indian institute at wichita kan former field representative in the indian service and beginning in september 1933 superintendent of the haskell indian school elizabeth bender roe cloud sirs mrs henry roe cloud chippewa lecturer and a leader in indian educational work czarina colbert conlan Coi ilan choctaw first woman to be elected to a school board in oklahoma organizer of the first womans comans club in indian territory in 1897 curator of the museum of the oklahoma state historical society mrs susan su an corn menominee president of the keshena WIS league of women voters and leader in social and charitable work among the esther deer mohawk interpreter of classical dances and a star on broadway louis doer daer Os ka non don ton mohawk singer 4 francis laflesche LaX lesche omaha william L menominee x gertride Gert nide bor anin 4 me N N 1 4 f N 0 4 0 sj PA i rc 7 W Q 9 60 0 IM te atel silverton SilverT hn gue e holpa hoopa who nho has appeared in both europe and Aw america erica mourning dove okanogan Oka nogan author of two to books Coga wea and coyote and others okanogan Oka nogan folk lore i dr charles A eastman Ohl yesa sioux former government goern goi eminent ment physician and indian service inspector national councilman of the boy scouts director of 0 the brooks bryce foundation for promoting peace and friendship between the english speaking races lecturer and author of 11 books on indian life dr george R frazier sioux physician in the indian aenice for 19 years the only full blood american indian practicing medicine ethel frazier sioux graduate nurse and head of the welfare department of the evanston Eval StOll hospital ralph fredenburg menominee tribal adv advocate otate and chairman of the menominee dele delegations to t washington anti ami leader in the educational and business adan advancement cement of his tribe charles J frechette menominee inee tribal dele gate bate and president of the advisory board of the john frost plenty crows crow interpreter educational and religious leader among the crows frank S gauthier Gau menominee tribal interpreter delegate to washington and chairman of the tribal advisory board for the Me nominees rev philip gordon chippewa one of the only two catholic priests who nho are indians builder of the unique indian church on the chippewa reservation near hayward wis and of the chapel of st therese at centuria Cen wis dr joseph II 11 jacobs mohawk graduate of mcgill university medical school and a practicing physician on tile the caughnawaga reservation william J kershaw menominee lawyer orator assistant attorney general for the state of wisconsin with special jurisdiction oer indian claims sirs mrs theresa la motte menominee wife fife of a sub chief of the menominee and a leader in perpetuating the arts and crafts of the women of her tribe mrs eugene B lawson delaware first vice president of the general federation of clubs former president of the oklahoma federation of clubs a composer of note and an authority on indian music angus ki lookaround menominee athlete all american quarterback on the navy team in 1917 organizer of the reshena keshena wis wig indian school band at present a member of the minneapolis symphony orchestra maria martinez Martl nez san ildefonso pueblo one of the finest indian pottery makers of today who la Is doing much to develop and preserve this ancient handicraft george C miller liluer seneca expert diamond cut ter aul arid one ol of the best in new york william li newell rolling thunder mohawk and kiowa world war veteran graduate 0 of syracuse university missionary among the sen acas founder of the society for the propagation of indian welfare joe noonan gano Uhe Che artist illustrator and author vice president of the associated suc socia ted arts club of 0 los angeles roy oshkosh menominee ileno mince member of the me lie noni inee nee tribal advisory board W david owl cherokee Cheru kee former director of 0 religious education and physical education at haskell now missionary to the six nations in new york dr arthur C parker seneca director of the rochester ochester ll N Y museum of arts and sciences new york state archeologist archaeologist arche for IS years leading american authority on the new york indians former president of the congress of american indians indian s and an officer in many other organizations devoted to their interests george C peake little moose chippewa world war veteran dramatic reader of indian verse and stories rock Im nIja sioux old time sioux warrior one fine of the few survivors of the original indian police force organized in 1870 1879 by dr V T agent for the 0 al lalas which directed those people in the white mans road anti ann ross cherokee the only indian girl who has made lunde an outstanding success in motion pictures now working on her first feature picture william shelton snoqualmie lecturer authority on indian totem poles organizer of the first northwest indian fair houston B tee lice hee cherokee lawyer and financier from 1004 to 1931 he has held the following positions slayer mayor of Tahle tallequah tahlequah quah okla oklahoma state legislator united states probate attorney registrar of the united states treasury assistant attorney general of oklahoma and member of the supreme court commission of Okla oklahoma boma mary thompson te ata chickasaw choctaw actress and singer who has scored successes in england and america james F thorpe sac and foxe one of the greatest football players and athletes in history twice winner of the all around american championship winner of all the events in the pentathlon and the De decathlon cathlo 33 in the olympic games in sweden silver tongue holpa hoopa known as the amerlean american caruso he Is one of the outstanding indian it singers of the country sirs elizabeth menominee teacher in the kethena wis indian school for 20 26 years and no noted ted for her service to indian girls robert whirling Tb thunder uDder winnebago lecturer teacher and boy scout leader engle eagle wing klamath lecturer and producer of moving pictures showing authentic indian life lone wolf blackfoot Elack foot a former cowboy in ill montana who has become one of the foremost indian painters of today 0 by union |
