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| Birthday |
15th July, 1860
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| Birthplace |
near Sasakwa, Oklahoma
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| Died |
3rd August, 1938
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| Place of Death |
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, translator, teacher
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Thomas Wildcat Alford (July 15, 1860 – August 3, 1938) was an Absentee Shawnee who became one of the first Native Americans to become enrolled in the American school system intended to conform indigenous peoples to the customs of Christian Anglo-Americans. He attended Hampton Institute and converted to Christianity, subsequently relinquishing his expectations to become chief upon returning to his tribe. Rejected by the Shawnees because of his conversion, Alford became a teacher at an Indian boarding school and played a significant role in advocating for Indian allotment and assimilation.
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