In Memorium

Reuben A. Snake, Jr., Winnebago (1939 – 1993)
Sunrise Ceremony, Central Park, NY October 9, 1992
Photo: American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation
Founding Trustee and Spiritual Advisor of the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation, and a good friend.

Michael. Haney, Seminole/Lakota Sioux (1948 – 2005)
Sunrise Ceremony, Central Park, NY October 10, 1992
Photo: American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation
Michael served on the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation’s Board from 1993 – 2005.

Vine Deloria, Jr., Esq., Standing Rock Sioux (1933 – 2005) at his home in Colorado, 1996.
Photo: Gary Payne
Vine served on the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation’s Board from 1997 – 2004.

“Tree of Life”
This beautiful image was used in the catalogue for “The Mohawk Valley Community and the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation Benefit Auction” held at Christie’s, New York City on, November 21, 1994.

Abstract Crown Dancer II, Bronze, Allan Houser, Chiricahua Apache
Photo: courtesy of the Allan Houser Foundation
Allan Houser (1914 -1994) became famous throughout North America and Europe for his bold statements in stone and bronze. A Fort Sill survivor of the Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache tribe, Allan Houser was immersed in the history and community of Indian Peoples. He was an illustrator of books and a painter in gauche, watercolor, oil and acrylic. Allan Houser received the National Medal for the Arts, in 1992.
www.allanhouser.org