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“The Social and Political Life of the Chief White Antelope Blanket: Establishing Its Identity” (Part II), a short seminar chaired by Kathleen Whitaker, Director, Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research, October 18-22, 2004.

Participants

Kathleen Whitaker, Chair
Director, Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research
Textile Specialist and Author

Jonathan Dover (Navajo/Cheyenne)
Ranger for the Department of Resource Development, the Navajo Tribe Lineal descendant of Chief White Antelope

Homer Flute (Cheyenne, Cherokee, Apache)
Director of the Sand Creek Massacre Descendants Trust
Lineal descendant of Chief White Antelope

Irene Hamilton (Cheyenne)
Lineal descendant of Chief White Antelope

Rita Iringan
Native American Heritage Coordinator, Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research

Wilma Antelope Jackson (Cheyenne)
Lineal descendent of Chief White Antelope

Shannon Parker
Collections Manager, Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research

Robert Simpson (Cheyenne)
Lineal descendant of Chief White Antelope

George Sutton (Cheyenne/Arapaho)
Lineal descendant of Chief White Antelope

Standing (from left): Homer Flute, Robert Simpson, George Sutton, Jonathan Dover, Kathleen Whitaker, Rita Iringan

Seated (from left): Wilma Antelope Jackson, Irene Hamilton, Shannon Parker

Summary

This seminar hosted seven lineal descendants of Chief White Antelope who shared their stories of this legendary chief and their concerns for the future of the blanket and its care. Discussions focused on the Sand Creek Massacre, previous research (including Part I of this seminar), archival data, and the Sand Creek Massacre Lineal Descendants Trust Settlement Claim.