It has never been done before or after for anyone except a member of the tribe. Dad's are like that sometimes. In the past there was just horse and buggy. There were no autos on the reservations. As time passes, things change.
Autos begin to show up on the back roads of the reservations.
My Dad remembers when his Father decided to get one. I find this real odd because, even when I knew him, my Grandpa didn t speak much English. I guess the sell gave him some instructions and would you believe it he was driving down the road shifting gears and steering in no time. So my Dad remembers, he and a few of the older kids, taking the first ride home on that Model T. My Dad was amazed how his Father had adapted to this new technology. For all my Dad knows this may have been the first tribal driver.