Norma Des Cygne Smallwood Bruce (1908-1966) -...
Folk Figure. Born Norma Des Cygne Smallwood, she was a full blood Cherokee Indian from Tulsa, Oklahoma. While as a student at Oklahoma State University, she entered the Miss America Pageant in 1926 and was crowned the first Native American to win the title. During the year of her reign, she had an acute business sense...
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This page features a fascinating image of an Indian smoking a peace pipe on a flat rock, and a nice collection of historic photos.
WILMA MANKILLER Obituary Memorial Cherokee Nation Female Chief
"Little Cheyenne Boy Bearing Pipe", 1878
All Nations Green Corn Festival & Pow Wow
The staff at Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum are very excited about the All Nations Green Corn Festival and Pow Wow July 16-18, 2010 at the Bland County Virginia Fairgrounds, 123 Fairground Road, Bland, VA 24315. This is the Bland County American Indian Heritage Weekend. This years festival is promising to be an excellent event!! The line up of entertainment is top notch. Our community is coming together to support this event and it just feels great this year. (You know when you plan an…
U.S. Representative Carter (Cherokee), 1911
U.S. Representative Charles D. Carter (Cherokee) by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., 1911 Image courtesy Marquette University Archives, 10755
"May the warm winds of heaven blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make make happy tracks in many snows, and may the rainbow always touch your shoulder."