104:
Founding
Chairperson from 1952, Logan Billingsley, told the Orlando Sentinel in 1960, "It's time we stopped painting eerie pictures of the Indian in our school history books. Historians should write more truth about the American Indian and give more credit to some who were great Americans."
132:
American
Indians inducted into the Hall have included figures nationally known who never lived in Indian Territory, as well as those associated with Oklahoma during their lives. Among the American Indians inducted into the Hall have been
112:, which features highly-skilled arts and crafts of contemporary and historic artists from both the local Plains tribes, as well as other American Indians relocated to present-day Oklahoma in the 19th century, such as the
97:
busts mounted outdoors. The Hall of Fame, which has free admission and is staffed by volunteers, features busts of 41 Native
Americans from various tribes to honor their contributions and place in
479:
464:
93:, was the first Hall of Fame for Native Americans founded in the US, is part of a complex representing American Indian life. The National Hall of Fame has
484:
474:
494:
469:
306:
278:
301:
17:
459:
372:
489:
335:
437:
24:
316:
227:
121:
109:
98:
288:
265:
231:
215:
274:
394:
173:
124:, and others. The museum was established in 1947 and features changing exhibitions and sales of art.
311:
443:
238:
223:
90:
47:
284:
167:
113:
248:
Four women, spanning colonial, 19th-century and contemporary times, were also inducted:
350:
270:
155:
143:
453:
51:
242:
203:
179:
211:
256:
252:
149:
261:
235:
146:(Kaw/Osage/Potawatomi), politician and vice-president of the United States
219:
197:
185:
137:
191:
277:), leader of women's clubs and educational institutions, president of
94:
373:"National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians - Anadarko, OK"
117:
432:
255:, or Matoaka (Pamunkey), ally of Jamestown settlers and wife of
70:
287:(Seminole), first woman elected as Principal Chief of the
444:
GuyB, "National Hall of Fame for Famous
American Indians"
245:), the highest-ranking army officer of Indian ancestry.
163:
Other figures include war chiefs from the Indian wars:
152:(Sac and Fox), athlete and Olympic gold-medal winner
438:"Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma"
351:"National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians"
336:"National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians"
65:
57:
43:
35:
440:, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Dept. of Interior
433:National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
83:National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
31:National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
140:(Cherokee), who created the Cherokee syllabary
8:
264:(Lemhi Shoshone), interpreter and guide for
30:
234:, respectively. Another military figure is
29:
328:
307:National American Indian Heritage Month
222:chiefs who took different sides in the
480:Art museums and galleries in Oklahoma
302:National Native American Hall of Fame
158:(Creek), Six-time world series winner
18:National Native American Hall of Fame
7:
465:Native American museums in Oklahoma
279:General Federation of Women's Clubs
395:"Logan Billingsley Visits In City"
14:
485:Museums in Caddo County, Oklahoma
475:Biographical museums in Oklahoma
25:Hall of Fame for Great Americans
495:1952 establishments in Oklahoma
470:Outdoor sculptures in Oklahoma
317:List of Native American firsts
1:
446:, Flickr, photos of each bust
122:Southeastern Woodlands tribes
110:Southern Plains Indian Museum
42:
87:American Indian Hall of Fame
460:Museums established in 1952
289:Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
511:
281:, with two million members
266:Lewis and Clark Expedition
89:), established in 1952 in
22:
15:
490:Halls of fame in Oklahoma
210:There are also busts of
200:(Chiricahua Apache), and
108:Also in Anadarko is the
23:Not to be confused with
16:Not to be confused with
417:Hall of Fame Museums
194:(Chiricahua Apache),
61:ca. 400,000 per year
415:Victor J. Danilov.
312:Native American Day
32:
397:. Orlando Sentinel
239:Clarence L. Tinker
224:American Civil War
182:(Hunkpapa Lakota),
91:Anadarko, Oklahoma
48:Anadarko, Oklahoma
285:Alice Brown Davis
79:
78:
71:americanindianhof
502:
420:
413:
407:
406:
404:
402:
391:
385:
384:
382:
380:
369:
363:
362:
360:
358:
347:
341:
333:
99:American history
75:
72:
33:
510:
509:
505:
504:
503:
501:
500:
499:
450:
449:
429:
424:
423:
414:
410:
400:
398:
393:
392:
388:
378:
376:
371:
370:
366:
356:
354:
349:
348:
344:
334:
330:
325:
298:
162:
130:
85:(also known as
69:
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
508:
506:
498:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
452:
451:
448:
447:
441:
435:
428:
427:External links
425:
422:
421:
408:
386:
364:
342:
327:
326:
324:
321:
320:
319:
314:
309:
304:
297:
294:
293:
292:
282:
271:Roberta Lawson
268:
259:
208:
207:
201:
195:
189:
183:
177:
171:
160:
159:
156:Allie Reynolds
153:
147:
144:Charles Curtis
141:
129:
126:
77:
76:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
45:
41:
40:
37:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
507:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
457:
455:
445:
442:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
426:
418:
412:
409:
396:
390:
387:
374:
368:
365:
352:
346:
343:
340:
337:
332:
329:
322:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
299:
295:
290:
286:
283:
280:
276:
272:
269:
267:
263:
260:
258:
254:
251:
250:
249:
246:
244:
240:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
165:
164:
157:
154:
151:
148:
145:
142:
139:
136:
135:
134:
127:
125:
123:
119:
115:
111:
106:
102:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
74:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:
52:United States
49:
46:
38:
34:
26:
19:
416:
411:
399:. Retrieved
389:
377:. Retrieved
375:. Waymarking
367:
355:. Retrieved
345:
338:
331:
247:
209:
206:(Nez Perce).
204:Chief Joseph
180:Sitting Bull
161:
131:
128:The inducted
107:
103:
86:
82:
80:
401:November 3,
353:. Travel OK
228:Confederate
212:Stand Watie
36:Established
454:Categories
339:Britannica
257:John Rolfe
253:Pocahontas
188:(Shawnee),
174:Black Hawk
150:Jim Thorpe
262:Sacajawea
236:Maj. Gen.
216:John Ross
419:, p. 182
296:See also
275:Delaware
220:Cherokee
198:Geronimo
186:Tecumseh
138:Sequoyah
114:Delaware
58:Visitors
44:Location
379:25 June
357:25 June
192:Cochise
176:(Sauk),
170:(Odawa)
168:Pontiac
66:Website
95:bronze
323:Notes
243:Osage
232:Union
118:Caddo
403:2023
381:2015
359:2015
230:and
214:and
81:The
73:.com
39:1952
456::
226:,
218:,
120:,
116:,
101:.
50:,
405:.
383:.
361:.
291:.
273:(
241:(
27:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.