Awesome Indian Eagle Story Teller Signed Dated History

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This is another beautiful item from an estate sale of a very well known Indian Woman named Bunty Anquoe - named: Miss NCAI '79-'80 Bunty Anquoe Kiowa/Onandaga (see her photo attached) check out my other items from this estate sale as they are all incredibly beautiful!! From what I understand her husband was involved in the creation of the Mohegan Sun Casino in CT from the Mashantuck Tribe. Bunty herself is a native of theOnondaga Reservation in upstate New York. One of The Six Nations of the Iroquois. She was also an activist for Native American Indians and the first ever Washington correspondent and bureau chief - the first reporterbased in Washington for a native American newspaper called "Lakota Times" Item Description: From what I understand this is called a Story Teller - and it's an awesome Eagle holding 5 baby Eagles in it's wings. T is a design on the back and beautifully painted feathers. It is signed by the artis and dated : RAMEY '94 Please note that for the description of these, I am only going off of what I see and I am not an expert at Indian Artifacts by any means - so please be sure to ask all questions before bidding. If you have any information to share, please do so as I love to learn from all you nice people out t! Thanks! History on the owner - Bunty Anquoe: /gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-5829 Miss NCAI '79-'80 Bunty AnquoeKiowa/Onandaga /powwow_history/powwow_1985/ Gathering of Nations - above - Miss Indian World Head Lady Dancer Bunty Anquoe /Miss_NCAI.12.0.html Native American News Bureau Opens in D.C. Alison Wangsness ( net ) Thu, 9 Jan 1992 17:30:16 EST FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN NEWS BUREAU OPENS The "Lakota Times" has opened the first full-time Native American newspaperbureau covering Washington, D.C., at the Freedom Forum. The Freedom Forum, the nation's largest media-related foundation, launched the"Lakota Times" of Rapid City, S.D., as the first national Native Americanweekly newspaper in October with a $100,000 loan. "Lakota Times" publisher Tim Giago said at the time that one of his firstpriorities would be to establish a news bureau in Washington. He calledcoverage of Native Americans from the nation's capital "inadequate,stereotypical, and erroneous." "In order for us to be a national newspaper, we have to cover this area,"Giago said. "Everything that happens on our reservations usually has a start in Washington." Washington correspondent and bureau chief is Bunty Anquoe, the first reporterbased in Washington for a native American newspaper. She is a native of theOnondaga Reservation in upstate New York and a University of Oklahomagraduate. "The Freedom Forum has been a leader in advancing improved news coverage ofminorities. We consider it a privilege to help establish something that hasbeen needed for so long - a Washington news bureau for a newspaper owned byand published for Native Americans," said Charles L. Overby, president of theFreedom Forum. The bureau is based at the Freedom Forum World Center, 1101 Wilson Boulevard,Arlington, Va., 22209. The bureau phone number is . Giago started the "Lakota Times" about 12 years ago at the Pine RidgeReservation in South Dakota, w he grew up. The paper has grown into anaward-winning weekly that now seeks to provide nationwide coverage of newsaffecting and concerning Native Americans. The Freedom Forum of Arlington, Va., is a financially independent,nonpartisan, international organization, dedicated to free press, free speech,and free spirit for all people. It supports it priorities through programs,publications, and projects that promote the understanding and exercise offreedoms and values embodied in the First Amendment. The Freedom Forum's main operating program is The Freedom Forum Media Studies<... read more

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