Joe Medicine Crow to speak at NWC buffalo feast
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Joe
Medicine Crow, a member of the
Crow Tribe of Montana, will speak at the annual
Native Ways Buffalo Feast at
Northwest College on November 20.
Medicine Crow, 97, is the last living war chief of the Crow people. He is known for his work on the
Battle
of Little Big Horn, the 1876 battle in which his grandfather served as a
scout for General George Armstrong Custer.
Medicine Crow received the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award, at a
White House in August. He has also received the Congressional Gold Medal, Bronze Star and Legion d'honneur, the highest decoration given in France.
Get the Story:
Indian war chief to talk at dinner
(The Billings Gazette 11/3)
White House Documents:
"Thank
You to Some of the Finest Citizens" |
2009
Medal of Freedom Recipients |
President
Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients
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