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John Two Guns White Calf (1872 - 1934)

Also Known As: "John Two Guns; John White Calf Two Guns"
Birthdate:
Death: March 14, 1934 (61-62)
Near, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana, United States (Pneumonia)
Place of Burial: Browning, Glacier County, Montana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James White Calf and Catches for Nothing
Half brother of Mary Cobell Stak tsi nes skim Owl Child; John Mountain Chief; Levi Middle Rider; Rhubin Black boy; Daughter White Calf Opp-Nee-stah and 3 others

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About John Two Guns White Calf

Son of White Calf. On Buffalo Nickel. Died in his Tepee after long illness. Newspaper articles found: "Buffalo Nickel Indian Buried on Reservation BROWNING Mont March 15 body of Chief TwoGuns WhiteCalf the Buffalo nickel ... and his appearance in several movies filmed on the reservation and in the park died Monday at the age of 61 He strikingly resembled the Indian on the Buffalo nickel Large groups of whites and Indians paid...Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, March 16, 1934" "BUFFALO NICKEL" INDIAN IS BURIED BROWNING. Mont. The body of Chief Two Guns AVhite Calf, the "Buffalo ... Nickel1' Indiau. has been buried on (he Bluckl'ect reservation where his father had beckoned priests to bring the gospel to the tribe. Two Guns, widely known for his tours on behalf oE Glacier National ... park and bis appearance in several movies filmed on the reservation and in Ihe park, died Monday at Lhe ngo of li] lie strikingly resembled the In- dian on the buffalo nickel. ...The Lacrosse Tribune and Leader Press, La Crosse, Wisconsin, March 16, 1934" "BUFFALO NICKEL INDIAN CHIEF DEAD IN MONTANA Glacier J'ark. Two Oun WhiteCalf, the Indian chief whose likeness Is imprinted upon every Buffalo nickel died j ... Tuesday. Chief Two Gun. who numbered among his white friends the late Theodore Roosevelt and James J. Hill, the "empire died Tues- day in his tepee on the Blackfoot reservation at Browning. He had been ill ... .several months. Wcdne.sday the 3.000 members of hi.s tribe prepared for the colorful burial rites. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin, March 14, 1934" "Browning, March 17 The funeral service of Two GunsWhiteCalf was most unusual as It con ..He said the older Chief WhiteCalf, father of Two Guns, had bee'i responsible for the coming of the black robes among the Blackfeet. Independent, Helena, MT. March 18, 1934" Article...Montana Butte Standard, Butte Montana, March 15, 1934" Two- Gun WhiteCalf, a Blackfoot chieftain, died at the Indian re- ervation near Glacier Park, viont. Once, active in Indian warfare...Moberly Monitor, Moberly, Missouri, March 15, 1934" "...Indian Chief at ation Chief Two GunsWhiteCalf Was About 85 Years Old at Death Glacier Park. March 14 Chief Two GunsWhite whoso likeness appears'on the Buffalo nickel. Is dea4 at the' agency here ... at' the White House. Chief Two GunsWhiteCalf lived most of his life on the reser- vation In 'Glacier National where he was visited and honored by thousands of visitors. At the recep- at the door ... GUNSWHITECALF the the Indians used to put on a show for the he appeared in. a gorgeous yellow silk robe. in the dance which..." The Syracruse Herald, Syracruse, New York, March 14, 1934" "....Washing-ton for an appearance before the senate committee to sponsor passage ot the hill. Marine News Chief Two Guns, Nickel Indian, Placed In Grave DHOWNI.NG, Mont., (/P)-The body of C'hi'-f .Two GunsWhiteCalf, Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wisconsin March 15,1934" "...Died Today B Glacier Park Mont Mar Two Gun WhiteCalf the Indian chief whose likeness is mpriuUd upon every buffalo nirkel was today Chief Two Gun who numbered unong his white friends tlic late flioodore... Oelwin Daily Register, Oelwin Wisconsin, March 14, 1934" "...ette Helen Mary Lola 2 Ruth Haifry Jean WandaF Wal ter Virginia Dorothv Dorothy Jean Fred Arnold Weidman and Christine Chief Two GunsWhiteCalf Visited Haskell Cliief Two GunsWhiteCalf ... in the Blackfeet He Was well known and was known to both Indians and whites as an in thoughtful and under standing leader of his In 1926 Chief Two GunsWhiteCalf was brought to Lawrence with i a party of about 30 ... of the Blackfeet Indian tribe of Mon tana who died Tuesday was select ed after a natipnwide search as the model for the Indian head coin sculpture on thej buffalo Decision to coin theb uffalo nick els brought ... Lawrence Daily Journal World, Lawrence, Kansas, March 15, 1934" "...told of the. great sorrow which: had come over the land of the Blackfeet. They have buried Chief Two-Guns- White-Calf, son of WhiteCalf; last recognized chieftain of the powerful, warlike tribal ... The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, March 17, 1934" "...OFJUICIIFEET BROWNING MONT March 15 of withered squaws today told of the great sorrow which had come Blackfeet over the land of the They have buried Chief TwoGun whiteCalf son of WhiteCalf last recognized ... Jefferson City Post Tribune, Jefferson City Missouri, March 15, 1934

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John Two Guns White Calf's Timeline

1872
1872
1934
March 14, 1934
Age 62
Near, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana, United States
March 17, 1934
Age 62
Catholic Cemetery, Browning, Glacier County, Montana, United States