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Dead is one of the most legendary Indian chiefs, and this is his amazing life story
The famous Indian chief and historian Joseph Medicine Crow, died on Sunday at the age of 102 years. He was the last living war chief of Montana Crow tribe, and fought on the side of the US Army in World War II, writes Business Insider.
By his death, the United States lost a priceless historical resource - Medice Crow was last link to the famous battle of Little Bighorn. In 2009 he received the Medal of Freedom, and this is his amazing life story:
To be the last Plains Indian war chief, Joe Medicine Crow, who has died at age 102, completed 4 tasks during WWII.https: //t.co/O0A2abYCQ6
- NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 4, 2016
The birth of the reserve
elegations Crow chief, 1880.wikimedia
Joe Medicine Crow was born on the Crow Indian reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana 1913th
Long warrior tradition
"The Custer Fight" by Charles Russell Marrion, 1903.wikimedia
His great-stepfather was one of six scout George Armstrong Custer during the general's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. The expedition culminated in the Battle of Little Bighorn in June 1876th
The last one to whom they were talking about the Battle of Little Bighorn
Crow spied visiting the Custer battlefield around 1913.wikimedia
This is the link made Medicine Crow last living person who had heard directly usmjeno testimony from someone who participated in the Battle of Little Bighorn
He was raised in a Crow warrior tradition
Joe Medicine Crow as youngster wikimedia
Medicine Crow was raised in a Crow warrior tradition. Beginning when he was 6 years old, older relatives give him a tough physical challenge like running barefoot in the snow and swimming in frozen rivers to harden.
The long warrior tradition
Chief Medicine Crow, Grandpa Joe Medicine Crow
His tribe had long warrior tradition. About his grandfather, Medicine Crow chief, spoke thus: "He was considered the bravest warrior of all time. He was my inspiration to go in his footsteps. Constantly trained me to become a warrior, "said Joe Medicine Crow in Ken Burns's documentary" War "in 2007.
The first in the tribe had completed university
Photo from the days when he was studentwikimedia
Medicine Crow became the first of his tribe who graduated from college when he graduated from Linfield in Oregon in 1938.
Next year master's degree in anthropology from the University of Southern California. Master's thesis entitled "Influence of European cultural contacts in the economic, religious and social life of Indians."
"I wanted to prove to people, not only Indians, but people in general, that an Indian is capable to become a good student," said Crow Medicine Linfiled magazine in 2009. "People have said that the Indians simply too stupid, they are not able to get a college education. I wanted to refute. "
He joined the US Army
In 1943 he joined the US Army and became a scout 103. Infantry Division who fought in Europe. Whenever he went into battle wearing his war paint beneath the uniforms and yellow sacred eagle feather beneath the helmet to protect him from evil.
He filled the 4 task needed to become a chief
During the service, filled the four tasks required to become a war chief Crow: touch an enemy soldier alive, seize enemy weapons, to keep the bandwagon and steal the enemy's horse.
The first two tasks fulfilled in a tense showdown one on one with a German soldier. "I swung the gun to him broke out of his hands," Medicine Crow said in the documentary "The War." Then he lowered the gun and began to strangle a German. "I was ready to kill him," he said. "Then his posljenje words were 'Mom, Mom ?. When he said the word 'mother' I opened your ears. I let him go. "
The last task is performed by stealing 50 horses that belonged to the battalion of German SS soldiers. When he rode Crow sang the traditional song of honor.
