| Show who is tai the e greatest ure ablest indian 1 I nali an U I 1 oi of TO i ST r ml A 4 ruth bronson che okee t e ne 5 liaw sori MAN e e chippewa J by ELMO SCOTT WATSON aaa HE celebration of american in dian than day ta alis Is bear ear has a special significance because on that I 1 N day dav fr day septen ber 2 a AD V ceremony will be held at A cen 1 tura of Pr progress PrO aress oress in cl C ic lc io igo i o at which an honor medal will III be presented to tl e ind an of to day NN whose hose ach even ent in the field of the fine arts rel glon oon medicine a law science politics education social service agri culture or service to the federal 4 or state government has been most outstanding the award of this medal has been sponsored by the ind an council fire a national tion deo devoted ted to the advancement of the indian race and to the interests of the indian for the past few months the council fire has been re belving nominations for tl e 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 ind an subjects ernest thompson seton author and founder president of the woodcraft league of america john collier commissioner of indian affairs washington dr W carson kyan ryan director of indian education wa washington wahington hington dr W D weeks president of bacone babone indian college in oklahoma mrs harold L lel es Ps wife of the secretary of the interior and an authority iut hority on indian subjects mrs george 11 II heafford chairman of the indian cemetery restoration service mrs william J rogers chairman of the indian vi NA elfare committee third district fill nois federation of women s clubs and mrs it C eaton cherol Ch erolee indian historian of okia okla homa boma the award of such an achievement medal Is to be made an annual abair according to scott f 11 II peters a Chip chippe a indian who is president of the indian council fire who says few peo pie know that the indian has made any progress t in view of the cond eions with which aich he has haa j to cope but there are indians in every walk 5 of life who are making good their achievements have been real ones because they have had to overcome such handicaps as the restrictions ot of the indian bureau system race prejudice and the demoralizing effect of a com comelete blete transition from one civilization to another however the records of the list of more than SO ZO indian men and women who have been nomi bated for the medal which Is to be awarded on september 22 Is a good cross section of indian achievement today among them are the fol lowing spencer asah james ruchlah monroe hunt Ing horse steve and gilbert alowa a group of boys who make historical pictures of their tribe and whose paintings pub in book form command a high price david buffalo bear sioux grandson of chief red cloud delegate from his tribe to washing ton lecturer and one of the leaders in the move ment for the establishment of a national in dian dlan day luther standing bear sioux lecturer and author of many magazine articles and four books on indian subjects 3 A belgard chippewa corn com poser and singer who sang at president roose belts inaugural ball gertrude bonnin bobbin sioux former teacher and field worker in the indian service now dent of the national council of american in deans and one of the ng leaders in working for the betterment of the race ruth muskrat bronson cherokee graduate of alt mt holyoke college winner of the 1000 mor prize for the mt holyoke senior who had accomplished most with their training dur ing the first year out of school teacher assist ant guidance and placement officer in charge of government loans and scholarships and general advisor to indian students in haskell indian school fred cardin cree quapaw composer and mu his gods god s drum which was played and bur furjin n town hall in new york in 1930 was the on anone one of 18 16 A american merican compositions asked to be repeated in new york the following winter henry roe cloud winnebago organizer of the indian institute at wichita kan field representative in the indian service a and d beginning in september 1933 superintend e ept bof of the haskell indian school elizabeth izabeth rl bender roe cloud mrs henry roe cloud chippewa lecturer and a leader in in dian than educational work czarina colbert conlan choctaw chickasaw first woman to be elected to a school board in oklahoma organizer of the first woman s club in indian territory in 1897 curator of the museum of the oklahoma state historical society mrs susan corn menominee president of the keshena NN Is league of NN omen voters and leader in social and charitable work among the Me nominees esther deer mohawk interpreter of classical dances and a star on broadway nr louis deer Os ka non ton mohawk singer A ah laflesche LaX lesche omaha william Willi dm L kershaw gerde bonari bova N 0 SUN k IN rm Martir lez pueblo AW K 0 tj a 6 te ahei atei 0 N L f C F T 2 X 0 j silverton sliver que I hoops who has appeared in both europe and america mourning dove okanogan Oka nogan author of two books and coyote and others okanogan Oka nogan folk lore dr charles A eastman Ohi yesa sioux former government physician and indian service inspector national councilman of the boy scouts d rector of the brooks bryce foundation for promoting peace ank friendship between the english speaking races lecturer and author of 11 books on indian life dr george it frazier sioux physician in the indian service 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 till hospital ralph fredenburg menominee tribal adv advocate and chairman of the menominee delegations to washington and leader in the educational and business advancement of his tribe charles J frechette menominee tribal dele gate and president of the advisory board of the Me nominees john frost plenty crows crow interpreter educational and religious leader among the crows frank S gauthier Gau menominee tribal inter preter delegate to washington and chairman of the tribal advisory board for the Me nominees rev philip gordon chippewa one of the only tao ta catholic priests ft ho are indians builder of the unique ind an church on the chippewa reservation near hayward WIs and of the chapel of st therese at Cen centuria WIs dr joseph II 11 jacobs mohawk graduate of begill university medical school and a dicing physician on the caughnawaga reserva tion william J bershaw menominee lawyer ora tor assistant attorney general for the state of wisconsin with special jurisdiction over indian claims mrs theresa la 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 mrs eugene B lawson delaware first vice president of the general federation of women s clubs former president of the oklahoma fed red aeration of W omens clubs a composer of note and an authority on indian music angus P F lookaround menominee athlete all american quarterback on the navy team in 1917 organizer of the keshena wis indian school band at present a member of the minneapolis symphony orchestra maria martinez san ildefonso pueblo one of the finest indian pottery makers of today who Is doing much to develop and preserve reserve this ancient handicraft 1 george C miller seneca expert diamond cut ter and one of the best in new york william B newell rolling thunder mohawk and alowa world war veteran graduate of Syra syracuse cuie university missionary among the sen acas founder of the society for the propagation of indian welfare joe noonan gano cherokee Ohe artist illustrator and author vice president of the As socia soc ted arts club of los angeles roy oshkosh menominee member of the menominee tribal advisory board W david owl cherokee former director of religious education and physical education at haskell how missionary to the six nations in new york dr arthur C parker seneca director of the rochester N Y museum of arts and sel ances new york state archeologist for 18 years leading american authority on the new york indians former president of the congress of american ind ans and an officer in many other organizations devoted to their interests george C peake peale little moose chippewa world war veteran dramatic reader of indian verse and stories rock sioux old time sioux warrior one of the few survivors of the original indian police force organized in 1879 by dr V T agent for the Ogal lalas which dl di erected those people in the white mans man s road ann ross cherokee the only indian girl who wh has made an ng success in motion pic tures now working on her first feature picture william shelton snoqualmie lecturer author ity fly on indian totem poles organizer of the first northwest ind an fair houston B tee hee cherokee lawyer and financier from 1904 to 1931 he has held the following positions mayor of tahlequah tallequah Tahle quah okia okla oklahoma state legislator united states probate attorney registrar of the united states treas ury assistant attorney general of oklahoma and member ot of the supreme court commission of oklahoma 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 his tory 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 hoopa holpa known as the amer lean caruso he Is one of the outstanding in dian dlan singers of the country mrs elizabeth menominee teacher in the keshena wis indian school for 28 26 years and noted for her service to in lian ilan girls robert whirling thunder winnebago lecturer teacher and boy scout leader eagle wing klamath lecturer and producer of moving pictures showing authentic indian life lone wolf blackfoot a former comboy in montana who has become one of the foremost indian painters of today V by western newspaper union |
