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02/18/2025

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Born June 22, 1952, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario, Mr. Greene is a 73 year old FIRST NATIONS Canadian actor who belongs to the ONEIDA tribe. He has worked on stage, in film, and in TV productions in Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.
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He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his 1990 performance in "Dances with Wolves". Other films you may have seen him in include Thunderheart, Maverick, Die Hard with a Vengeance, the Green Mile, and Wind River. Graham Greene graduated from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in 1974 & immediately began performing in professional theatre in Toronto and England, while also working as an audio technician for area rock bands. His TV debut was in 1979 and his screen debut in 1983. His acting career has now spanned over 4 decades & he remains as busy as ever. In addition to the Academy Award nomination for Dance with Wolves, he has been consistently recognized for his work, and also received nominations in 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2016. Graham Greene lives in Toronto, Canada, married since 1994, and has 1 adult daughter.
First Nations Canadian actor GRAHAM GREENE has been selected to receive the RED NATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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02/18/2025

CURLY (Ashishishe ) was a Crow scout. He was the last U.S. Army employee to see Custer alive. In April 1876 Col. John Gibbon from the 7th Infantry of Fort Benton had recruited 25 scouts from Crow Indian Agency in SE Montana. Curly was among six Crow scouts assigned to Custer. Curly was the first to reach the steamship Far West with news of Custer’s annihilation. Sources listed Curly's age at the time as between 16 to 19.
This, my favorite portrait of Curly, was taken in 1899, 23 years after Custer’s annihilation. Curly is holding his rifle and wearing a cartridge belt. He died of pneumonia in 1923. The rarely-seen photograph was by Fred E. Miller, a clerk for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who learned to speak the language and was adopted into the Crow nation. Text and digital restoration of photo by Gary Coffrin.

02/17/2025

Taboo Nawasha, whose real name is Jaime Luis Gomez, was born on July 14, 1975. He is a musician, rapper, and a member of the renowned band Black Eyed Peas. Taboo is of Native American heritage, belonging to the Shoshone tribe, and he proudly embraces his cultural roots through his career and community efforts.
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Taboo is not only known for his musical talent but also for his dedication to raising awareness about Native American culture. He leverages his platform to share stories about the history and heritage of Native communities, emphasizing the importance of cultural preservation and indigenous rights.

One of Taboo's notable contributions is his song "Stand Up / Stand N Rock" (We Are Standing Rock), released in 2016 to support the movement advocating for clean water and environmental protection at the Standing Rock Reservation. The song earned an award at the Native American Music Awards.

Beyond music, Taboo serves as an ambassador for organizations promoting health, education, and rights for Native American communities. He continues to inspire younger generations with positive messages of resilience and cultural pride.
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02/17/2025

WINTER SCENE, Crow, 1905. Richard Throssel photographed life on the Crow Reservation in Eastern Montana from 1902-11. Throssel was one-quarter Canadian Cree Indian. In 1906 he was adopted into the Crow Nation.

I spent time in Photoshop to develop the sharpest small-file version of this photograph on the web. Click image to enlarge/clarify. -Gary Coffrin

02/17/2025

Cheyenne Chief BLACK WOLF by L.A. Huffman, 1901. Black Wolf was the center of a 1884 incident that resulted in the burning of the Alderson-Zook ranch near Lame Deer in Eastern Montana. In March 1884, Black Wolf and seven lodges of his family were camped along Rosebud Creek. Alone, Black Wolf had a meal at the Alderson house. After sitting outside, Black Wolf fell asleep. One hired hand bet another $1 that he could put a hole through Black Wolf’s hat. He fired his pistol. The shot gouged Black Wolf's head.

Later, a group of Cheyenne (Black Wolf was not among them) burned the Alderson house. Teddy 'Blue' Abbott was a member of the posse that captured 13 Cheyenne and took them to Fort Keogh at Miles City. Major Logan was outraged, saying: “Here are the Indians, but where is the fellow that started the trouble?”

Abbot reported that “the next morning the whole Cheyenne tribe road into Miles City. The people were scared to death.” Two (one account said four) Cheyenne were sentenced to a year in jail, and the others were released. The hired hand who fired the shot was long gone.

The incident was described by Nannie Alderson in “A Bride Goes West.” Teddy ‘Blue’ Abbott’s account of the incident is in the first comment on my page, copied from his book “We Pointed Them North.” Text and digital restoration of photo by Gary Coffrin.

02/16/2025

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞, whose real name is Geswanouth Slahoot, was a Canadian actor, poet, and writer of Indigenous descent. He was born on July 24, 1899, belonging to the Tsleil-Waututh (Salish) tribe, in a settlement near North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He became widely known for his acting career, especially in films portraying Indigenous characters.
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Chief Dan George gained further prominence after his role in the classic film "Little Big Man" (1970), where he portrayed a wise, philosophical elder named Old Lodge Skins. This role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Canadian Indigenous person to receive such a nomination.
In addition to his acting career, Chief Dan George was renowned for his writing and poetry, expressing his love and reverence for Indigenous culture. His cultural contributions extended to writing books and essays, helping to spread and preserve the cultural heritage of the Tsleil-Waututh and other Indigenous peoples.
Chief Dan George was also a prominent social activist, advocating for the honoring and protection of Indigenous rights. He worked tirelessly to raise awareness on issues such as Indigenous leadership, environmental conservation, and fair treatment of Indigenous peoples in society.
Beyond his artistic career and social activism, Chief Dan George was also known as a speaker and spiritual leader for the Indigenous community. He often participated in events, workshops, and discussions to share knowledge, inspire others, and encourage confidence and pride within his community.
Chief Dan George also contributed to promoting education and community development among Indigenous peoples. He supported various educational and cultural projects, providing opportunities for younger generations to learn and thrive. He frequently engaged in educational activities and programs to foster understanding and respect for Indigenous culture and history.
To this day, Chief Dan George's legacy lives on through his artistic works, literature, and community activities, continuing to influence and inspire future generations about the importance of cultural diversity and the significance of protecting and respecting the rights of Indigenous communities.
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02/16/2025

NORTHERN CHEYENNE MOTHER & CHILD, 1880 to perhaps as late as 1905. The rarely seen and superb portrait was made at L.A. Huffman's Miles City (Montana) studio. The view was likely posed outdoors in front of a backdrop, using sunlight and a reflector rather than a powder flash. The baby's cloth vest was decorated with cowry shells, not elk ivories. (Click photo to better see details.) L.A. Huffman’s postcard with a different view of the same two subjects can be seen in the first comment on my page.

02/16/2025

POW-WOW, circa 1940 at Arlee, Montana. What could be done when the Bureau of Indian Affairs suppressed Native dancing and spiritual practices? In the 1890s, the Flathead Indian Reservation started celebrating the July 4th holiday with a pow-wow, a tactic the government found hard to quash. The Flathead Reservation, north of Missoula, is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes.

Rex C. Haight photographed Arlee pow-wows during the 1940s. His images appeared in “Over a Century of Moving to the Drum: Salish Indian Celebrations on the Flathead Indian Reservation,” a 1998 volume by Salish educator Johnny Arlee. -Gary Coffrin

02/16/2025

THE SONG CATCHER, 1916. Musicologist Frances Densmore posed with (Frank) Mountain Chief, a Piegan Blackfeet Native of Montana. His bow and arrows were in view, tools Mountain Chief had decades earlier used to kill buffalo.

For 50 years, Frances Densmore recorded Native American music. The Edison recording machine/player, which used no electricity, recorded on wax cylinders. In 1925, sound greatly improved with recording systems that used electronic microphones. Click photo to better see details. -G.J. Coffrin

02/15/2025

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
Native Tribes of North America Mapped
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The ancestors of living Native Americans arrived in North America about 15 thousand years ago. As a result, a wide diversity of communities, societies, and cultures finally developed on the continent over the millennia.
The population figure for Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus was 70 million or more.
About 562 tribes inhabited the contiguous U.S. territory. Ten largest North American Indian tribes: Arikara, Cherokee, Iroquois, Pawnee, Sioux, Apache, Eskimo, Comanche, Choctaw, Cree, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Cheyenne, Navajo, Seminole, Hope, Shoshone, Mohican, Shawnee, Mi’kmaq, Paiute, Wampanoag, Ho-Chunk, Chumash, Haida.
Below is the tribal map of Pre-European North America.
The old map below gives a Native American perspective by placing the tribes in full flower ~ the “Glory Days.” It is pre-contact from across the eastern sea or, at least, before that contact seriously affected change. Stretching over 400 years, the time of contact was quite different from tribe to tribe. For instance, the “Glory Days” of the Maya and Aztec came to an end very long before the interior tribes of other areas, with some still resisting almost until the 20th Century.
At one time, numbering in the millions, the native peoples spoke close to 4,000 languages.
The Americas’ European conquest, which began in 1492, ended in a sharp drop in the Native American population through epidemics, hostilities, ethnic cleansing, and slavery.
When the United States was founded, established Native American tribes were viewed as semi-independent nations, as they commonly lived in communities separate from white immigrants.
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02/15/2025

There are things to say to our children
Like for example that failure is a great possibility. Fall back and get back up. You learn from this. From no other way.
You need to know how to stay, that’s all. And the pain must be overcome.
We should tell our children that there is time until it runs out, and we always realize it too late.
We should say that there is no winning or losing, and life is not a struggle.
We are supposed to say that evil exists and is inside each and every one of us. We have to know it to manage it.
We should tell our children that a father and a mother are not always a safe haven. Some lighthouses can't provide light.
That without the others we are nothing. Just nothing.
They can be sick. Suffering pushes us forward. And sooner or later it will pass.
We should tell our children that they can fail and live happy anyway. Actually, maybe more so.
It doesn’t matter if the wishes don’t come true, but the important thing is to wish. Until the very end.
You need to tell them that if they don’t get married or have children in life, they can still be happy.
That the world needs their effort to become a beautiful place to live.
Poverty exists and we have to bear it.
They can be what they want. But not at all costs.
That forgiveness exists . And you can give in from time to time, to move forward together.
We should tell our kids they can go far. A very far off. Where we don't see them anymore.
And that we will be here. When they want to come back
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02/15/2025

Every day at 9am, Susie King Taylor and her brother would walk the half a mile to the small schoolhouse, their books wrapped in paper to prevent the police from seeing them. Her grandmother made sure of it - she wanted Susie to be able to read and write.
Susie was barely in her early teens when her family fled to St. Simons Island, a Union controlled area in Georgia, during the Civil War. With her inquisitive eyes and kind demeanor and her education, she impressed the army officers. They asked that she become a teacher for children and even some adults. “I would gladly do so, if I could have some books,” she replied. And so she became the first black teacher of freed black students to work in a freely operating freedmen’s school in Georgia.
Not long after, Susie married, and joined her husband and his regiment as they traveled. She became their teacher, teaching the illiterate men to read and write. It was also during this time that she became a nurse to the men, thus making her the first black army nurse in the Civil War.
All this she accomplished before the age of 18.
Looking back on her time as a nurse, she said that “I gave my service willingly for four years and three months without receiving a dollar. I was glad…to care for the sick and afflicted comrades.”

02/15/2025

𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍, 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐇 🪶🪶
Traditional doll maker, schoolteacher, and Fort Sill Apache tribal leader, Mildred Imoch (En-Ohn or Lay-a-Bet) was born a prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on December 11, 1910. Her grandfather had followed Geronimo into battle, and her grandparents and parents were imprisoned with the Chiricahua Apache in Florida, Alabama, and at Fort Sill. Her family was one of only seventy-five that chose to remain at Fort Sill instead of relocating to the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico in 1913.
Mildred Cleghorn attended school in Apache, Oklahoma, at Haskell Institute in Kansas, and at Oklahoma State University, receiving a degree in home economics in 1941. After she finished her formal education, she spent several years as a home extension agent in Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, and then worked for sixteen years as a home economics teacher, first at Fort Sill Indian School at Lawton and then at Riverside Indian School at Anadarko. Later, she taught kindergarten at Apache Public School in Apache. She was married to William G. Cleghorn, whom she had met in Kansas, and their union produced a daughter, Peggy. In 1976 Mildred Cleghorn became chairperson of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, newly organized as a self-governing entity. Her leadership in that government revolved around preserving traditional history and culture. She retired from the post at age eighty-five in 1995.
Cleghorn's many awards and recognitions included a human relations fellowship at Fisk University in 1955, the Ellis Island Award in 1987, and the Indian of the Year Award in 1989. She also served as an officer in the North American Indian Women's Association, as secretary of the Southwest Oklahoma Intertribal Association, and as treasurer of the American Indian Council of the Reformed Church of America.
Above all, Mildred Cleghorn was a cultural leader. She spent a lifetime creating dolls authentically clothed to represent forty of the tribes she had encountered in her teaching career. Her work was exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Her life ended in an automobile accident near Apache on April 15, 1997

02/14/2025

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝: 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
Clint Eastwood, born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, recently turned 94. As one of Hollywood’s greatest icons, he has excelled as an actor, director, and producer while also advocating for Indigenous culture.
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He gained fame with spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), establishing his image as a tough, silent hero. He further cemented his status with the Dirty Harry series, portraying the relentless inspector Harry Callahan.

As a director, Eastwood has won multiple Oscars, including for Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), known for their deep human and societal themes.

Beyond film, he has contributed to Indigenous culture by portraying Indigenous communities with respect in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and supporting organizations that protect Indigenous rights and heritage.

Clint Eastwood remains a cinematic legend and a dedicated advocate for cultural preservation. His lasting impact on both film and Indigenous advocacy makes him a truly remarkable figure. Happy 95th birthday to this living legend!
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02/14/2025

Cheyenne American Horse beside his tepee with his two wives, daughters, and son. Montana. 1901. Photo by L.A. Huffman. Source - Montana Historical Society.

02/14/2025

𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧, 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐱 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟎-𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔)
"I was six years and fourteen days old at the time of the Custer fight. As it was told to me by my father Chief Black Eagle and my mother White Swan, the sister of Chief Crazy Horse….We left Pine Ridge [Reservation] the eight day of May 1876. Arrived in Montana about June the fifth. My people expected truble they divided up into three different villages. In case of attact they would not be caught in a trap. They knew Custer had left fort Lincolm for the Little Big Horn. Chief Gall and Chief Two-Moons sent word to my uncle Chief Crazy Horse that they were on their way to join him in case of truble with Custer they hatted him for the killing of the fifty three old women men and children and for burning their village several years before [This is a reference to the battle of Wash*ta River, Nov. 27, 1868] and he R***d Black Kettle fourteen year old daughter she gave berth to a boy who is known as Yellow Hawk that they claim is his son from that attact….
On Sunday morning June 25th 1876 Custer…divided his forces into four grupes send Reno to attack my people from the southwest of the Big Horn River. Benteen from the northeast. Godfry and McDugal with the supply train….He told them he would…make the attact at four oclock….About 2 PM…we heard shots fired later we were told that my father and Chief Standing Bear had blocked Captain Benteen from crossing the river. Ghost Dogs, and Crow King had blocked Reno and his men Stinking Bear had Blocked Godfre and McDougal.
About 3 oclock Custer appeared and my uncle Crazy Horse rode out and then retreated like they were afraid. Custer came riding on then. Chief Gall came out to the left side of Custer and Two Moons and his Cheyenns came to the right of Custer. When Custer seen this he started his charge then he dismounted, placed his men on high grounds his horses placed under senteries the Indians made a curcle around him then rode their horses accross the circle kicking up durt [to] stampead his horses. Then the Indians made their attact. Custer bugle sounded for the sentries to bring the horses but they had been killed his bugle sounded for retreat but…most of his men and horses were killed. some said he was the last one to die but that not true. Captain Kegho was the last man to be killed and his horse Comanche was the only horse alive….my people said no one knows who killed [Custer] or when he fell. they say the battle lasted forty minutes….the Indians had better guns than the soldiers good horsemen and knew the country and planed how to fight the battle

02/14/2025

"O my children! my poor children!
Listen to the words of wisdom,
Listen to the words of warning,
From the lips of the Great Spirit,
From the Master of Life, who made you!
"I have given you lands to hunt in,
I have given you streams to fish in,
I have given you bear and bison,
I have given you roe and reindeer,
I have given you brant and beaver,
Filled the marshes full of wild-fowl,
Filled the rivers full of fishes:
Why then are you not contented?
Why then will you hunt each other?
"I am weary of your quarrels,
Weary of your wars and bloodshed,
Weary of your prayers for vengeance,
Of your wranglings and dissensions;
All your strength is in your union,
All your danger is in discord;
Therefore be at peace henceforward,
And as brothers live together.❤
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02/13/2025

𝐊𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬, born on September 2, 1964, is a Canadian actor, producer, and musician known for his roles in action and sci-fi films like The Matrix and John Wick.
Actor, film director, film producer and musician Keanu Charles Reeves (Keanu Charles Reeves),
Missed the first 20 minutes of the party dedicated to the end of filming of his new movie at one of the clubs in New York.
He waited patiently in the rain to be let in.
No one recognized him.
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The club owner said: “I didn't even know Keanu was standing in the rain waiting to get in - he didn't say anything to anyone.”
"He travels by public transport."
"He easily communicates with homeless people on the streets and helps them."
- He was only 60 years old (September 2, 1964)
- He can only eat hot dogs in the park, sitting among normal people.
- After filming one of the "Matrix", he gave all the stuntmen a new motorcycle - in recognition of their skills.
- He gave up most of the salaries of the costume designers and computer scientists who drew the special effects on "The Matrix" - deciding that their share of the film's budget was assessed short.
- He reduced his salary for the movie "The Devil's Advocate" to have enough money to invite Al Pacino.
- Almost at the same time his best friend passed away; His girlfriend lost a child and soon died in a car accident, and his sister suffered from leukemia.
Keanu didn't fail: he donated $5 million to the clinic that treated his sister, refused to be filmed (to be with her), and founded the Leukemia Foundation, donating significant amounts from each fee for the movie.
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