George Horse-Capture
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George Horse Capture is a Native American
anthropologist and writer. He was born in Fort Belknap
, which is located in north-central Montana
, near Harlem
, and is an enrolled member of the A'aninin (Gros Ventre) tribe.
He has served as assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Montana State University
. He also taught college in Great Falls, Montana
.
He participated in the Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island. He wrote "An American Indian Perspective". He was the first curator at the Plains Indian Museum (1979) at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody
, Wyoming
. He later worked for the National Museum of the American Indian, and returned after the new building was built in Washington, D.C. He is retired and lives in Montana.
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
anthropologist and writer. He was born in Fort Belknap
Fort Belknap Agency, Montana
Fort Belknap Agency is a census-designated place in Blaine County, Montana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,262.-Geography:Fort Belknap Agency is located at ....
, which is located in north-central Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, near Harlem
Harlem, Montana
Harlem is a city in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harlem is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, and is an enrolled member of the A'aninin (Gros Ventre) tribe.
He has served as assistant professor of American Indian Studies at Montana State University
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...
. He also taught college in Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...
.
He participated in the Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island. He wrote "An American Indian Perspective". He was the first curator at the Plains Indian Museum (1979) at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody
Cody
Cody is a surname and given name. It may also be spelled Codey, Codie, Codee, Kodi or Kody. Cody may refer to:-First name:*Codey Burki , Canadian ice hockey player*Cody Cameron , American voice actor...
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. He later worked for the National Museum of the American Indian, and returned after the new building was built in Washington, D.C. He is retired and lives in Montana.