Post by Okwes on Feb 28, 2007 16:45:47 GMT -5
Former American Indian tribal leader wants in state Hall of Fame
www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=5873252
SEMINOLE, Okla. A Seminole woman who says she was the first female
elected as a chief of an American Indian tribe in Oklahoma believes she
should be added to the state's Hall of Fame.
In 1973, Dora Schexnider Young was elected as chief of the
32-hundred-member Sac and Fox tribe by 67 votes.Young says she "broke
ground" for tribal governments in Oklahoma and that she belongs in the
state hall for that reason alone.In 1985, Wilma Mankiller received
national recognition from publications including Time when she was
elected as the first female chief of the 250-thousand-member Cherokee
Nation.By comparison, Young's election received little notice. Young
says Mankiller, who was inducted into the state hall in 1994, must have
had good public relations people.Before Young, only one woman served as
the chief of an Oklahoma tribe. Alice Brown Davis was appointed to lead
the Seminole Nation from 1922 to 1935.
www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=5873252
SEMINOLE, Okla. A Seminole woman who says she was the first female
elected as a chief of an American Indian tribe in Oklahoma believes she
should be added to the state's Hall of Fame.
In 1973, Dora Schexnider Young was elected as chief of the
32-hundred-member Sac and Fox tribe by 67 votes.Young says she "broke
ground" for tribal governments in Oklahoma and that she belongs in the
state hall for that reason alone.In 1985, Wilma Mankiller received
national recognition from publications including Time when she was
elected as the first female chief of the 250-thousand-member Cherokee
Nation.By comparison, Young's election received little notice. Young
says Mankiller, who was inducted into the state hall in 1994, must have
had good public relations people.Before Young, only one woman served as
the chief of an Oklahoma tribe. Alice Brown Davis was appointed to lead
the Seminole Nation from 1922 to 1935.