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2 w. richard west , jr. . 06 january 1943 mary beth braden wrichardwestjr.jpg w. richard west , jr. .
 walter richard west , jr.
w. richard west , jr. .

walter richard `` rick '' west , jr. -lrb- born january 6 , 1943 in san bernardino , california , january 6 , 1943 -rrb- is the president and ceo of the autry national center in los angeles .
he was the founding director of the smithsonian national museum of the american indian , retiring from the position in 2007 .
he is also a citizen of the cheyenne and arapaho tribes in oklahoma and a peace chief of the southern cheyenne .
his professional life has been devoted to serving the american indian community on cultural , artistic , educational , legal and governmental issues .
