Joe Medicine Crow
Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird (October 27, 1913 - April 3, 2016) was a Crow historian and author. He was also an enrolled member of the Crow Nation of Native Americans.
His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are thought to be his best known works, but he was best known for his writings and lectures about the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Legion d'honneur.
He was a founding member of the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders & Youth. He turned 100 in October 2013. He died in Billings, Montana on April 3, 2016 at the age of 102.
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1913 births
2016 deaths
American centenarians
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Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
Military people from Montana