Harjo
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Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee Creek
word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem Crazy," and may refer to:
Harjo may also refer to:
Creek language
The Creek language, also known as Muskogee or Muscogee , is a Muskogean language spoken by Muscogee and Seminole people primarily in the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Florida....
word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem Crazy," and may refer to:
- Albert HarjoAlbert HarjoAlbert Harjo was born on September 25, 1937, deep within the Muscogee Nation in the rural area of Hanna, Oklahoma. He is fullblood Muscogee. Albert attended Jones Academy, Hartshorne, Oklahoma then later Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, just north of Ponca City, Oklahoma...
(born 1937), Muscogee Creek artist - Benjamin Harjo, Jr.Benjamin Harjo, Jr.Benjamin Harjo, Jr. is an award-winning Absentee Shawnee-Seminole painter and printmaker from Oklahoma.-Background:Harjo is half-Seminole and half-Shawnee and is enrolled in the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Harjo’s father was the late Benjamin Harjo, Sr., a full blood Seminole. Harjo’s...
(born 1945), Absentee Shawnee-Seminole painter and printmaker - Chitto HarjoChitto HarjoChitto Harjo was a leader and orator among the traditionalists in the Muscogee Creek Nation in Indian Territory at the turn of the 20th century. He resisted changes which the US government and local leaders wanted to impose to achieve statehood for what became Oklahoma...
(Crazy Snake, 1846-1911), Muscogee Creek warrior - Joy HarjoJoy HarjoJoy Harjo is a Native American poet, musician, and author of ancestry. Known primarily as a poet, Harjo has also taught at the college level, played alto saxophone with a band called Poetic Justice, edited literary journals, and written screenplays. She is a member of the Muscogee Nation and...
(born 1951), Muscogee-Cherokee poet, musician, and author - Suzan Shown HarjoSuzan Shown HarjoSuzan Shown Harjo is a well-known Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee advocate for American Indian rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate, who has helped Native peoples recover over a million acres of land...
(born 1945), well-known Muscogee-Cheyenne activist
Harjo may also refer to:
- Harjo, OklahomaHarjo, OklahomaHarjo is a small unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established June 24, 1921, and discontinued August 31, 1954. The name means "brave beyond discretion" in the Creek language. Nearby is the Rose-Fast site, a prehistoric Indian base camp...
, United States - William Harjo LoneFightWilliam Harjo LoneFightDr. William Harjo LoneFight, , is President and CEO of American Native Services, a consulting firm in Bismarck, North Dakota.An alumnus of Dartmouth College, Oklahoma City University, and Stanford University, LoneFight has served on the Board of Directors of the American Indian College Fund,...
(born 1966), President and CEO of American Native Services