1993 - Catherine Clinton Vieux - Prairie Band Potawatomi
She was the first female Marine from the State of Kansas.
Spiritual leader of the Northern Aztec Peoples.
1994 - Dr. Horne - VA Hospital Director of PTSD Treatment
Developer of the PTSD Treatment for Veterans.
Grandfather and teacher in several schools including Haskell.
Retired from Stormont-Vail. Attends Pow Wows and celebrations and shares her culture with you. Native American artist.
They work as a team in Church and religious activities and Jim is well known for his teaching and working on the Potawatomi language project.
Both are active in Native American activities.
Both active in Native American activities. Hollis is a singer. They are always there for their people.
Joe is active in the Native American community and Native American spirituality. Joe is known for his Straight Dancing and his smile.
Seventh genereation leader of the Northern Cherokee people and author.
Charlie is a member of one of the last great Cheyenne traditional families. He has been one of the Cheyenne Chiefs for many years.
Artist in Native traditional dress making. She is a presenter of Native culture and working with seniors.
Recognized as a Yuchi historian and language authority. A much decorated veteran.
Chief Jan English (in the center in the blue dress) has led the struggle to preserve and protect the Wyandot Nation history and reconciliation. She provides spiritual direction to Native Americans.
Well known Native artist and preservationist of the history, culture, language and religion of his ancestors.
Active in the field of Native American education and the training of teachers in schools attended by American Indian and Alaska Native children.
Congressinal Medal of Honor holder. Known for his heroic and selfless actions for his fellow soldiers.
One of the founders of Eagle Talon Brotherhood. This Native artist is active in his culture and participates in Native celebrations.
Former race car driver and well known Gourd dancer. Active in the Pow Wow circuit.
Loves to go to pow wows serving as pow wow staff member and well known as "World Champion Hoop Dancer".
Native artist and drug alcohol counselor.
Native singer and active member of the Kiowa Gourd Society. Staff member for many pow wows.
Native artist and known for her work with elders.
Native singer and teacher. This Veteran has been a staff member of many pow wows.
Native American artist and teacher of traditional values.
Veteran known for his work as a prison Chaplain and his ministry for Native Americans.
Active in the Topeka community, teacher in her church, Native artist and President of Shawnee County Allied Tribes.
Active in Native American affairs as a Tribal Judge, Chairman of several pow wows over the years, active in the Topeka community and a Native artist.
Mrs. Willis has received numerous awards for her work in education on both an Oklahoma state and National level. She is an active member of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church and has provided Kiowa Language hymn classes and Kiowa Cultural programs for the Lawrence Indian UMC in Lawrence, KS.
Don is a retired United Methodist minister and is currently involved in the Shawnee County Allied Tribes, Standing Bear Inter-Tribal Brotherhood, Awi Akta District of the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory, and active in the Committee on Native American Ministry of the United Methodist Church, the International Center of Topeka, Interfaith of Topeka, and the Topeka Center for Peace and Justice.
Bobbie has worked in the field of literacy, adult education and international education; currently serving on the faculty of Washburn University with the Intensive English Program, and training tutors with the Topeka Literacy Council. She is active with the Committee on Native American Ministry of the United Methodist Church, and Awi Akta District of the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory.
Theodore D. Ensley was elected Shawnee County Commissioner in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. served as Secretary of Kansas Parks and Wildlife and served as the Director of Shawnee County Parks and Recreation for 31 years. He served as General Manager of the Kansas Expocentre and Vice Chairman for the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission. Mr. Ensley is past President of the Kansas Association of Counties. He is a member of the Arab Temple, serves as a Board Member of the YMCA, serves on the Advisory Boards of CASA and the Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ensley is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Third Judicial District Community Planning Team for Juvenile Justice Reform. Ted Ensley made it possible for the Pow Wow to be held at Lake Shawnee 18 years ago and has been a supporter of the Pow Wow ever since.
Connie has been a member of Shawnee County Allied Tribes for 20 years and, with her husband Mike, was co-chair of the Pow Wow the first two years. Connie continues her work for the Pow Wow by working in the background doing computer work and creating the Education Day book, Program Book, and forms each year for the Pow Wow. She is the web master for the Shawnee County Allied Tribes Web Site. Connie is the Kansas Awi Akta District Representative for the Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory (NCNOLT) and is a member of the Tribal Council. Connie also creates the program book for the annual Veterans Pow Wow sponsored by the Awi Akta District each November. Connie is past secretary for the Indian Parent Committee for the 501 School District and was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader and a Cub Scout Day Camp Director.
Lee Two-Hatchet (Goodl Haw, meaning Red Paint) is of the Kiowa and Papago Tribes. He is a member of the Gourd Clan and the Blackleggings Society of the Kiowa Tribe. His great-grandfather, Pahdongkei, was a member of the Keitsenko “Ten Bravest” Warrior Society of the Kiowa. Liz is now retired after 32 years with the Federal Farm Credit System. She enjoyed her job as an Employee Benefits Administrator which involved traveling and working with employees based in the states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Lee served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1972, stationed in the Demilitarized Zone in Korea. After leaving the military, his working career included Mid-America All Indian Center in Wichita, the KU Medical School Wichita Branch and the USD 259 as an Indian Guidance Counselor. Lee married his wife Liz (Oglala Lakota) in 1981. In 1984 they were blessed with twin daughters, Leah (Tau-ankia Mah meaning Sitting in the Saddle Woman) and Maria (Ah-Sung Mah meaning Noisy Woman). The family has a very strong belief in their culture and way of life and sees a need to help non-Indians be aware that we are not just a song and dance people.
Floyd is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas then moved to Topeka. He graduated Topeka High School and Indian Industrial School in Kansas City, Missouri, as a diesel mechanic. He retired from working at School District #501 Topeka a few years ago. He and Sarah have been married 28 years. He was a Shawnee County Allied Tribes Board Member back in the 1990's and was the first Co-Chairman of the Native American Indian Education Day now in its 17th year. He was one of the founders of the Shawnee County Allied Tribes Traditional Pow Wow at Lake Shawnee 19 years ago. He is a singer with Soldier Valley Singers and well versed in Northern and Southern traditions. Floyd has served as an arena director and Pow Wow judge. He is a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Board Member-Hillcrest NIA, and is involved with the National Museum of the American Indian. He and Sarah believe that volunteering is honoring our past and embracing our future. He enjoys working with youth and pow wow’s and loves cookouts and boating. Sarah was born in Holton, Kansas and raised in Soldier and on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation. She is a graduate of Jackson Heights High School, and an alumnus of Washburn University and Kansas University. She has served with Shawnee County Allied Tribes as Chairperson of the Education Committee and was the first Chairperson of the Native American Education Day held on Friday morning of the Pow Wow. Her many volunteer activities have included: Indian Education parent Committee School District #501, pow wow judge, preschool teacher #501 Native American Summer Program, Community Board Member of NIA and Advisory Board to the mayor, Weed and Seed Committee, Kansas Indian Education Association, Multicultural Diversity groups at Washburn and Kansas University, Fraternal Order of Eagles, VA Hospital. Sarah enjoys pow wows and teaching beading, basketry, and regalia making.