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Beautiful People,
War Chief Joe Medicine Crow, educator, scholar, historian and author of the Crow Nation of Native Americans, died Sunday at age 102.
Medicine Crow received the war chief title from his tribe for his courage in World War Two. After the war, he became the Crows' tribal historian, lecturing on the Battle of Little Bighorn, which he directly heard about from his grandfather that was a scout for General Custer.
The war chief has received numerous honors throughout his life including two military decorations: the Bronze Star for his service in the US Army, and the French Legion of Honor Chevalier medal, an honorary doctorate from Rocky Mountain College, an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern California and an honorary doctorate from Bacone College, where he had been an ambassador and speaker for over 50 years.
In 2009 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
His contribution to society was all encompassing. His books tell the history of the Crow Nation and describe reservation culture in a way that had never been done before; his lectures attracted the audience to walk down the path of history. He had passed down rare values to the next generations of both Native Americans and natural-born Americans.
Yet I am utmost impressed with his dedication and commitment to education. In 1936, he received his Associate of Arts degree. In 1938, he became the first Crow member to earn a college degree when he received his B.S. degree in Sociology and Psychology. Then he continued to the University of Southern California where he earned his master’s degree in Anthropology in 1939, and became the first Crow Indian to earn a master’s degree.
My book, The Opposite of Comfortable, is dedicated to a few significant others in my life, among them my mom who taught me that education is a person’s most prized possession. Not so many things in life remain with a person until the day they die—education lasts. Education is the beacon of evolution and exposure to the world, it expands our understanding about cultures, helps us bridge the differences and to mature and flourish.
Rest in Peace an exemplary scholar Crow War Chief!
XO,
Sharon
War Chief Joe Medicine Crow, educator, scholar, historian and author of the Crow Nation of Native Americans, died Sunday at age 102.
Medicine Crow received the war chief title from his tribe for his courage in World War Two. After the war, he became the Crows' tribal historian, lecturing on the Battle of Little Bighorn, which he directly heard about from his grandfather that was a scout for General Custer.
The war chief has received numerous honors throughout his life including two military decorations: the Bronze Star for his service in the US Army, and the French Legion of Honor Chevalier medal, an honorary doctorate from Rocky Mountain College, an honorary doctorate from the University of Southern California and an honorary doctorate from Bacone College, where he had been an ambassador and speaker for over 50 years.
In 2009 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
His contribution to society was all encompassing. His books tell the history of the Crow Nation and describe reservation culture in a way that had never been done before; his lectures attracted the audience to walk down the path of history. He had passed down rare values to the next generations of both Native Americans and natural-born Americans.
Yet I am utmost impressed with his dedication and commitment to education. In 1936, he received his Associate of Arts degree. In 1938, he became the first Crow member to earn a college degree when he received his B.S. degree in Sociology and Psychology. Then he continued to the University of Southern California where he earned his master’s degree in Anthropology in 1939, and became the first Crow Indian to earn a master’s degree.
My book, The Opposite of Comfortable, is dedicated to a few significant others in my life, among them my mom who taught me that education is a person’s most prized possession. Not so many things in life remain with a person until the day they die—education lasts. Education is the beacon of evolution and exposure to the world, it expands our understanding about cultures, helps us bridge the differences and to mature and flourish.
Rest in Peace an exemplary scholar Crow War Chief!
XO,
Sharon
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