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Connie Walker-Evans (Nez Perce), Ret. CMDR, USPHS, ANC 1965-1969
Connie Walker-Evans (Nez Perce), Ret. CMDR, USPHS, ANC 1965-1969
Within 26 years of the Battle of Wounded Knee and long before Indians had been granted U.S. citizenship or the right to vote, more than 12,000 men and four women enlisted to fight in the First World War. This same patriotism was demonstrated again in the Second World War and again in Korea and in Vietnam. Of the more than 42,000 American Indians who served in Vietnam, 90 percent volunteered.
Yet these patriotic people are America's forgotten warriors, Hickman says. She asks anyone who knows a American Indian war veteran to contact the photographer, Jeffrey Mitchell, toll free at 1-888-888-6990; or Jack Quincy of the Northwest Indians Veterans Association at 503-220-8262, ext. 33413.
The Eagles Dance Indian Museum will be open daily, free to the public, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. through March. A free shuttle bus takes visitors to the site from the ski area parking lot.
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