Henry Roman Nose

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Henry Roman Nose and his wife
Chief Roman Nose

Chief Henry Roman Nose (June 30, 1856 – June 12, 1917) was a highly respected

Southern Cheyenne Chief.[1] Living during turbulent times, Roman Nose was recognized for facilitating a peaceful transition to a non-nomadic way of life, while retaining elements of his Cheyenne culture.[2] He was a vocal proponent of obtaining education and training.[3]

As a young warrior, Henry Roman Nose participated in the

Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where he was listed as a "ringleader".[4] After release, he attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia and the Carlisle Institute in Pennsylvania.[5] In 1892, he received a land allotment in current-day Blaine County, Oklahoma. This land later became part of the Roman Nose State Park, which was named in his honor.[6]

Henry Roman Nose died in 1917 in the canyon on which Roman Nose State Park was established.[7]

He is depicted in a mural, "Roman Nose Canyon", at United States Post Office Watonga, painted by Edith Mahier in 1941.[8]

Reference list

  1. ^ "Henry Roman Nose". American-Tribes.com. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  2. ^ "Chief Roman Nose". Leisure and Sports Review. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
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  4. ^ Gil Wilson. "Names of Plain Indians Held at Fort Marion". Dr. Bronson and Friends: A History of the City of St. Augustine. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  5. ^ Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (1893). Twenty-two Years' Work of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute at Hampton, Virginia. Normal School Press. p. 327. Henry Roman Nose.
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  7. ^ Jernigan, Meg "Roman Nose State Park Near Watonga, Oklahoma." Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Alyson Greiner (July 19, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office Watonga". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2017. With 14 photos, including multiple views of the mural.

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