Wild Westing
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Wild Westing was the term used by Native Americans for their performing with Buffalo Bill's Wild West and similar shows. Between 1887 and World War I, over 1,000 Native Americans went "Wild Westing."
"The Last Great Congress of the Red Man", Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
In 1893, over two million patrons saw Buffalo Bill's Wild West perform during the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
Chief Red Shirt was popular with journalists and newspapers and was the most quoted Wild Wester celebrity.
Chief Iron Tail was one of the most famous Native American celebrities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Professional photographers circulated his image across the continents.
Society of American Indians
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The Society of American Indians was the first national American Indian rights organization run by and for American Indians. The Society pioneered twentieth century Pan-Indianism, the movement promotin
Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker
Angel De Cora
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt