Show 0 is the greatest ate a t indian cis 0 I 1 A I 1 r nn i 0 ot of 0 ar J A Y ruth muskrat bronson che crokel oree i ra B Z chip hip wa by ELMO SCOTT WATSON faik TIE celebration of american indian day this year ear has a special significance because on that day friday september 22 a cerenio ceremony ny will be held at A century 4 of progress in chicago at 4 which an honor medal will be presented to the indian of today whose achievement in the field of the fine arts religion medicine law science politics education social service agriculture or service to the federal 4 or state government has been most outstanding the award of this medal has been sponsored red by the indian council fire a national organization devoted to the advancement of the indian race and to the interests of the indian for the past bevi months the council fire has been receiving nominations for the award which will be made by a committee composed of lew author of many many moons the box of god slow smoke and other books of poetry on indian subjects ernest thompson seton author and founder president of the woodcraft league of america john collier commissioner of radian affairs washington dr W carson ryan director of indian education washington dr W D weeks president of bacone babone indian college in oklahoma mrs harold L ickes wife of the secretary of the interior and an authority on indian subjects sirs mrs george 11 II Ile heafford alford chairman of the indian cemetery restoration service mrs william J rogers chairman of the indian welfare committee third district fill illinois federation of clubs cluba and mrs it 0 naton eaton cherokee indian historian of oklahoma the award of such an achievement medal Is to be made an annual affair according to scott 11 II peters a chippewa indian who Is president of the indian council fire who says few people know that the indian has made any progress in view of the conditions with which he has haa ahna to cope but there are indians in every walk of life who are making good their achievements have been real ones because they have had to overcome such handicaps as the restrictions of the indian bureau system race prejudice and the demoralizing effect of a complete transition from one civilization to another however the records of the list of more than CO 50 indian men and women who have been nominated for the medal which la Is to be awarded on september 22 Is a good cross section of indian achievement today among thein are the follow lowing ing spencer asah james ruchlah Auch lah monroe hunt ing Ingli borse orse steve and gilbert kiowa a group of boys who make historical pictures of their and whose paintings pu published b in book form command a high price david buffalo bear sioux grandson of chief net ked cloud delegate from his tribe to washington lecturer and one of the lenders leaders in the movement for the establishment of a national indian day luther standing bear sioux lecturer and author of many magazine articles and tour four books on indian subjects J A belgard chippewa composer and singer who sang at president roose eveitts inaugural ball gertrude bonnin sioux former teacher and reid field worker in the indian service now president of the national council of american indians and one of the outstanding leaders in working for the betterment of the race ruth muskrat bronson cherokee Cherok ce graduate of sit mt holyoke college winner of the 1000 prize for the sit mt holyoke senior who had accomplished roost most with their training during the first year out of school teacher assistant guidance and placement officer in charge of government loans and scholarships nod general advisor to indian students in haskell askell II indian school fred cardin card in cree quapaw composer and musician his gods drum which was played and ung sunn in town hall in new york in 1030 1930 was the only one of 10 16 american compositions asked to be repeated in new york the following winter henry roo iloe cloud winnebago organizer organ lyer of the american indian at wichita kan former field representative in the indian service and beginning in september 1033 1933 superintendent of the haskell askell II indian school elizabeth bender roe iloe cloud mrs henry iloe floe cloud chippewa lecturer and a lender leader in inton indian ind d educational work czarina colbert conlon conlan choctaw chickasaw first woman to be elected to a school board in oklahoma organizer org aniser of the first womans comans club in indian territory in 1807 curator of the museum of the OkIn oklahoma homa state historical society mrs susan corn menomonee president of the keshena Ke aliena OVIs league of women voters and lender leader in social and charitable work among the escher IsU ier deer mohawk interpreter of classical da lues aces and a tar etar oil broadway louis deer Os tion non ton 31 mohawk singer F LaX lesches omaha 5 x at L kershaw S A 01 N X I 1 A gertrude bonnin 0 al rie martin 4 pueblo ta 4 ar 14 4 7 41 0 0 te atel 0 0 z 0 j c silver hoipo who tins has appeared in both europe and america mourning dove dore Oka okanogan nogan author of two books Coga wea and coyote and others okanogan Oka nogan folk lore dr charles A eastman eastern Ohl yesa sioux former government physician and indian service inspector national ant lonal councilman of the hoy boy scouts director of 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 it II frazier sioux physician in the indian service fr fir 19 10 years the only full blood american indian practicing medicine ethel frazier Fraz ler sioux graduate nurse and head of 0 the welfare deportment of the evanston Kv anston III hospital ralph fredenburg menominee tribal advocate and chairman of the menominee delegations to washington and lender leader to in the educational and business advancement adian cement of his tribe charles J frechette menominee tribal dele gate and president of the advisory board of the menomonee s john frost plenty crows crow interpreter educational and religious leader among the crows frank S gauthier Gau menomonee 1 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 are indians builder of the unique findlan indian church on the chippewa reservation near wis and of the chapel of st therese nt at centuria Cen wis dr joseph 11 II Jaco jacobs tim mohawk graduate of mcgill university medical school and a practicing physician on the reservation william 1 kershaw menominee lawyer orator assistant attorney general for the state of wisconsin with special jurisdiction over indian claims sirs mrs theresa la IA motte menominee wife of a sub chief of the menominee and a leader in perpetuating the arts and crafts of the women of her tribe sirs mrs eugene n B lawson delaware first vice president of the general federation of clubs former president of the oklahoma fed crathon of clubs a composer of noto note and an authority on indian music angus F lookaround menominee Menon alnee athlete all american quart erbrick on the navy team in 1917 1017 organizer of the keshena wis indian school band at present a r of the minneapolis symphony sim phony orchestra starla maria martane Mart lne san ll li defonso pueblo one oiw of the finest indian pottery makers of today who vw Is doing much to develop anil and preserve this ancient handicraft 11 1 george C sillier miller seneca export expert diamond cut i r f ter and one of the best in new york fork william B newell roiling thunder mohawk and alowa world war veteran graduate of syracuse university missionary among the sen acas founder of the society for the propagation of indian welfare joe noonan cano cherokee artist illustrator and author vice president of the associated soc socia ted arts club of los angeles roy oshkosh osh menominee member of 0 the menominee tribal advisory board W david owl cherokee former director of religious education and physical education at haskell now missionary to the six nations in new york dr arthur 0 parker seneca director of the rochester N Y museum of arts and sciences new york state arche archaeologist archeologist for 18 years leading american authority on the NF w york indians Ind lans former president of the congress of american indians and an officer in many other organizations devoted to their interests george 0 peake little moose chippewa world war nar veteran dramatic reader of indian verse and stories rock kock sioux old time sioux warrior one of the few survivors of the original indian pollee police force organized in 1879 by dr V T mcgall cuddy agent for the Ogal lalas which directed those thoe people in the white mans road ann ross cherokee the only indian girl who has made 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 n B tee ilee flee cherokee lawyer and financier from IWI 1001 to 1031 he has haa held the following positions mayor of tahlequah tallequah Tahle 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 oklahoma mary thompson te ata chickasaw choctaw actress and singer who tins has scored successes in england and america Amerl cm james P R 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 decathlon in the olympic games in sweden silver tongue known as the amerlean american caruso tie he Is one odthe of the outstanding indian singers of the country mrs elizabeth menominee teacher lif in the reshena als indian school for 26 years and noted for her service to indian girls robert whirling thunder winnebago lecturer ec teacher and toy liny genut lender leader 1 agle wing lecturer and producer of moving ures showing shw lri authentic indian life lone 1011 ii wolf a former cowboy in mont inn who tins liaa income one of the foremost 1 indian painters ol 01 f today j jd 0 by WITH NV N reaper union |