Clyde Warrior
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Civil Rights, Minority Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
Article abstract: One of the most dynamic young Indian leaders of the 1960's, Clyde Warrior was a Ponca activist, writer, and cofounder of the National Indian Youth Council.{$INational Indian Youth Council}
Clyde Warrior was raised by his grandparents, who gave him a traditional Ponca upbringing. His first language was Ponca, and from his youth he was immersed in traditional Ponca life. By his late teenage years he was an accomplished powwow fancy dancer. He knew many old Ponca songs as well as many traditional songs of other Native American cultures.
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