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== Promotional career == |
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He became famous for his work promoting the [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] for the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]].<ref name="Bates"/><ref name="Estes"/>{{r|Graybill|p=222}} In 1912, he travelled with several other Blackfeet to the 1912 United States Land Show in [[Chicago]] to make what was possibly the first publicity trip for the tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=David R. M. |last2=LaPier |first2=Rosalyn R. |title=City Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 |date=May 2015 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=9780803278486}}</ref> He also claimed to be the model for the profile on the [[Indian head nickel]]. However, the sculptor, [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], said that the image he used was a composite of several people.{{r|Bates|p=141}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=VanRyzin |first1=Robert R. |title=Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths About U.S. Coins |date=October 2009 |publisher=F+W Media |isbn=978-1440225376}}</ref> In 1971, Walter Wetzel ,a tribal Blackfeet council member, created the [[Washington Redskins]] logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connell |first=Ryan |title=The man behind the logo: The story of Walter "Blackie" Wetzel |url=https://www.montanarightnow.com/sports/the-man-behind-the-logo-the-story-of-walter-blackie-wetzel/article_c53c846c-849f-11ec-9274-4f3f0903b2b1.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=ABC FOX Montana |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BLASCO 406mtsports.com |first=JASON |title=Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family |url=https://406mtsports.com/football/washington-redskins-logo-has-deep-connection-to-blackfeet-reservation-wetzel-family/article_7e919d9b-8e06-5218-8d86-d5c713ee3997.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=406 MT SPORTS |language=en}}</ref> He used Two Guns White Calf's image as the basis for the logo. Controversy caused the team to change the logo in 2020. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2:33 PM EDT July 13, 2020 |title=Native American son of Redskins logo designer says it's not offensive, calls the change 'hard' |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/nfl/redskins/washington-redskins-name-change-bittersweet-for-family-of-logo-creator/65-bf85b9b8-fa48-48dc-a3d2-3f03326cc338 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=wusa9.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BLASCO 406mtsports.com |first=JASON |title=Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family |url=https://406mtsports.com/football/washington-redskins-logo-has-deep-connection-to-blackfeet-reservation-wetzel-family/article_7e919d9b-8e06-5218-8d86-d5c713ee3997.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=406 MT SPORTS |language=en}}</ref> |
He became famous for his work promoting the [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] for the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]].<ref name="Bates"/><ref name="Estes"/>{{r|Graybill|p=222}} In 1912, he travelled with several other Blackfeet to the 1912 United States Land Show in [[Chicago]] to make what was possibly the first publicity trip for the tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=David R. M. |last2=LaPier |first2=Rosalyn R. |title=City Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 |date=May 2015 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=9780803278486}}</ref> He also claimed to be the model for the profile on the [[Indian head nickel]]. However, the sculptor, [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], said that the image he used was a composite of several people.{{r|Bates|p=141}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=VanRyzin |first1=Robert R. |title=Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths About U.S. Coins |date=October 2009 |publisher=F+W Media |isbn=978-1440225376}}</ref> In 1971, Walter Wetzel ,a tribal Blackfeet council member, created the [[Washington Redskins]] logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connell |first=Ryan |title=The man behind the logo: The story of Walter "Blackie" Wetzel |url=https://www.montanarightnow.com/sports/the-man-behind-the-logo-the-story-of-walter-blackie-wetzel/article_c53c846c-849f-11ec-9274-4f3f0903b2b1.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=ABC FOX Montana |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BLASCO 406mtsports.com |first=JASON |title=Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family |url=https://406mtsports.com/football/washington-redskins-logo-has-deep-connection-to-blackfeet-reservation-wetzel-family/article_7e919d9b-8e06-5218-8d86-d5c713ee3997.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=406 MT SPORTS |language=en}}</ref> He used Two Guns White Calf's image as the basis for the logo. Controversy caused the team to change the logo in 2020. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2:33 PM EDT July 13, 2020 |title=Native American son of Redskins logo designer says it's not offensive, calls the change 'hard' |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/nfl/redskins/washington-redskins-name-change-bittersweet-for-family-of-logo-creator/65-bf85b9b8-fa48-48dc-a3d2-3f03326cc338 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=wusa9.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BLASCO 406mtsports.com |first=JASON |title=Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family |url=https://406mtsports.com/football/washington-redskins-logo-has-deep-connection-to-blackfeet-reservation-wetzel-family/article_7e919d9b-8e06-5218-8d86-d5c713ee3997.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=406 MT SPORTS |language=en}}</ref> The team officially change their name to The Washington Commanders in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |last=bowman |first=emma |date=2022 |title=For many Native Americans, the Washington Commanders' new name offers some closure |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/06/1078571919/washington-commanders-name-change-native-americans}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 01:28, 8 March 2023
John Two Guns White Calf (also known as John Two Guns and John Whitecalf Two Guns[1]) (1872–1934[2][3]) was a chief of the Piegan Blackfeet in Montana. He was born near Fort Benton, Montana and was the adopted son of Chief White Calf.[1] After the elder White Calf died in 1902, White Calf became the last chief of the Blackfoot Tribe.[2] He died of pneumonia at the age of 63 and is buried in a Catholic cemetery in Browning, Montana.[2][1]
Promotional career
He became famous for his work promoting the Glacier National Park for the Great Northern Railway.[1][2][4]: 222 In 1912, he travelled with several other Blackfeet to the 1912 United States Land Show in Chicago to make what was possibly the first publicity trip for the tribe.[5] He also claimed to be the model for the profile on the Indian head nickel. However, the sculptor, James Earle Fraser, said that the image he used was a composite of several people.[1]: 141 [6] In 1971, Walter Wetzel ,a tribal Blackfeet council member, created the Washington Redskins logo.[7][8] He used Two Guns White Calf's image as the basis for the logo. Controversy caused the team to change the logo in 2020. [9][10] The team officially change their name to The Washington Commanders in 2022. [11]
References
- ^ a b c d e Bates, Erica Margaret (1999). The Encyclopedia of Native American Economic History. Greenwood Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780313306235.
- ^ a b c d Estes, Roberta (21 May 2012). "John Two Guns White Calf". Native Heritage Project. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Battle for the Blackfeet". Flathead Beacon. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Andrew R. Graybill (2013), The Red and the White: A Family Saga of the American West, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 9780871404459
- ^ Beck, David R. M.; LaPier, Rosalyn R. (May 2015). City Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803278486.
- ^ VanRyzin, Robert R. (October 2009). Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths About U.S. Coins. F+W Media. ISBN 978-1440225376.
- ^ Connell, Ryan. "The man behind the logo: The story of Walter "Blackie" Wetzel". ABC FOX Montana. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ BLASCO 406mtsports.com, JASON. "Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Native American son of Redskins logo designer says it's not offensive, calls the change 'hard'". wusa9.com. 2:33 PM EDT July 13, 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ BLASCO 406mtsports.com, JASON. "Washington Redskins logo has deep connection to Blackfeet reservation, Wetzel family". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ bowman, emma (2022). "For many Native Americans, the Washington Commanders' new name offers some closure".
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