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Online voters pick "Greatest Native American Ever"
Results may cause surpriseNative American Times 10/17/2005
Results from an online poll show imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has been voted the Greatest Native American ever.
Peltier beat out scores of legendary Indian figures-including chiefs, lawmakers, athletes and scholars-to win the contest. He received 272 votes out of nearly 7000. The somewhat bizarre results also show singer Wayne Newton, Powhatan/Cherokee, coming in third.
The Red Roots Educational Project, a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting understanding between Native and non-Natives, sponsored the poll.
The project came up with a list of people that, they said, represents the greatest of the greats: scientists, ballerinas, businessmen, politicians, authors, advocates, tribal chiefs, athletes, teachers, activist, community leaders, astronauts, and musicians are just a few of the professions - and qualities - noted and celebrated.
Peltier is currently serving two life sentences for the murders of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. He has now been in a federal penitentiary for 28 years.
The projects Terri Jean said she was not surprised that Peltier won.
He received the most nominations so I figured he would have received the most votes, Jean said. He represents the 60s and 70s movement towards Native rights and a lot of people believe that the movement ended with him.
Jean said she personally would have voted for either Tecumseh or Jim Thorpe.
Despite the somewhat unusual results, Jean said she believed that Natives participated in the contest.
People who werent from Indian Country were voting for people like [singer] Johnny Cash and [University of Colorado professor] Ward Churchill, she said.
In addition, Jean says a somewhat snide comment in the Native American Times last month about Newtons inclusion in the list may have caused supporters of the Vegas crooner to rally around their candidate, encouraging others to vote for him and skewing the results.
The following is the list. The first column represents the persons ranking, the second is the number of votes they garnered and the third is the person (or people in case of a tie).
Rank Number of Votes Name
1 272 Leonard Peltier
2 232 Tecumseh
3 217 Wayne Newton
4 213 Crazy Horse
5 197 Chief Joseph
6 187 Wilma Mankiller
7 157 Jim Thorpe
8 129 Lillie Roberts/ Robbie Robertson
9 122 Geronimo/ Sitting Bull
10 117 Kevin Locke/ Code Talkers/ Elizabeth Peratrovich
11 113 Sherman Alexie
12 95 Lori Piestewa
13 93 Sequoyah
14 87 Buffy Sainte Marie
15 82 Sealth
16 77 Wes Studi
17 71 N Scott Momaday
18 69 Will Rogers
19 68 Chief Logan
20 63 Black Elk21 62 Billy Mills/ Charlene Teters
22 61 Frank Fools Crow
23 60 Evelyn Yellow Robe
24 59 John Herrington
25 58 Wovoka
26 57 Patricia Locke/ Russell Means
27 55 Billy Frank
28 54 RC Gorman
29 53 Chris Eyre
30 52 Little Turtle/ Louis Riel/ Maria Tallchief
31 47 Hiawatha/ Leslie Marmon Silko
32 46 Dekanawidah/ John Echohawk
33 44 Winona LaDuke
34 43 Anna Mae Pictou Aquash/ Ernest Childers/ Ohiyesa
35 41 Vine Deloria Jr/ Pontiac
36 40 Anita East/ Shawnee Prophet/ Standing Bear
37 39 Joseph Bruchac/ Delaware Prophet/ Susan LaFlesche/ Powhatan
38 38 Suzan Shown Harjo
39 37 Jack Montgomery
40 35 Maria Martinez
41 34 Mary and Carrie Dann/ Ira Hayes/ Simon Ortiz
42 33 Black Kettle/ Susette LaFlesche
43 32 Dennis Banks/ Jay Silverheels/ John Trudell
44 31 Van Barfoot/ Osceola
45 30 Rita Collidge/ Woogie Watchetaker
46 29 5 Nations of Iroquois/ Adam Beach/ Joseph Brant/ Cochise
47 28 Dave Anderson/ Edward Benton-Banai/ Handsome Lake/ Everrett Weeden
48 27 Lori A Alvord/ Henry Roe Cloud/ Louis Erdrich/ Graham Greene/
Allan Houser/ Metacom/ Red Cloud
49 26 Billy Bowlegs/ Pope'/ William Weatherford
50 24 Walter Echohawk/ Bernie Whitebear
51 23 Harold Cardinal/ Gabriel Horn/ Dr Ben Reifel
52 22 Big Foot/ Doris Seale
53 21 Ben Nighthorse Campbell/ Corn Planter/ Tim Giago/
Ron His Horse is Thunder/ Will Sampson
54 19 Nancy Ward
55 18 Benjamin Bratt/ Ada Deer/ Tex Hall/ Joy Harjo/ Indigenous
56 17 Paula Gunn Allen/ LaDonna Harris
57 16 Henry Chee Dodge/ Dan George/ Oren Lyons/ Jerry Potts
58 15 Rose Avad
59 14 Joseph Deloria/ Vine Deloria Sr./ David Mahooty/ Quannah Parker/ Washakie
60 13 Big Bear/ Abel Blosum/ Joseph DelaCruz/ Ella Cara Deloria/
Crystal Gayle/ Louis Hall/ He-Dog/ Frank James/ Little Wolf/
Loretta Lynn/ Ely Parker/ Wicked Chief61 12 American Horse/ Canassatego/ Jerry Chris Elliot/ Harry Fonseca/ Gall/
Keokuk/ David Pendleton/ John Ross
62 11 Georgianna Lincoln/ Low-Dog/ Roman Nose/ Dean Seneca/ Wolf Robe
63 10 Black Hawk/ Hendrick/ Naiche
64 9 Blue Jacket/ Betty Mae Jumper/ Red Jacket/ Branscombe Richmond
65 8 Duane Champagne/ Choncape/ George Copway/ Henen Cordero/
Dull knife/ James Gladstone/ Hole-in-the-day/ Ishi/ Joseph/
Phil Lane/ Lone Wolf/ Massasoit/ Pocahontas/ Tom Porter/
Elvis Presley/ Rain-in-the-face/ Sacajawea/ Spotted Tail/
66 7 William Least Heat Moon/ Captain Jack/ Johnny Cash/ Ward Churchill/
William McIntosh/ Oihduz/ Santana/ Wamsutta
67 6 Canonicus/ Wendell Chino/ Datsolalee/ Eagle of Delight/
Joseph LaFlesche/ Edmonia Lewis/ Little Crow/ Smohalla/
Louis Sockalexis/ Tamahay/ Catherine Tekakwitha/ Two Strikes
68 5 Elias Boudinot/ Chonmanicase/ Mangas Coloradas/ Charles Curtis/
Michael Dorris/ Charles George
69 4 Marty Araynado/ Maria Chona/ Polly Cooper/ Angel DeCora Dietz/
Hanay Geiogamah/ Alexander McGillivray/ Miantonomo/
Wayne Newell/ Samson Occom/ Mitchell Red Cloud/
Samoset/ Squanto/ Sweet Medicine of the Cheyenne/
Marjorie Tallchief
70 3 Sacheen Littlefeather
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