Native American Leader. In 1978 Old Person was appointed honorary lifetime Chief of the Blackfeet Nation. His Blackfeet names are Cold Wind or Charging Home. His parents were Juniper and Molly Old Person. He was born and raised on the reservation where he attended Starr Elementary school and Browning High School in Browning Montana. In 1954 he was elected to the Tribal Business Council and in 1964 he was elected Chairman of the Business Council, a position he held for 16 years. After 50 years in 2008 he ended his membership to the Council and started the tribes first ever Archives project of the Blackfeet Tribal governmental system. Old Person was inducted into the Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020. He passed away at the Blackfeet Community Hospital after a long battle with cancer.
Native American Leader. In 1978 Old Person was appointed honorary lifetime Chief of the Blackfeet Nation. His Blackfeet names are Cold Wind or Charging Home. His parents were Juniper and Molly Old Person. He was born and raised on the reservation where he attended Starr Elementary school and Browning High School in Browning Montana. In 1954 he was elected to the Tribal Business Council and in 1964 he was elected Chairman of the Business Council, a position he held for 16 years. After 50 years in 2008 he ended his membership to the Council and started the tribes first ever Archives project of the Blackfeet Tribal governmental system. Old Person was inducted into the Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020. He passed away at the Blackfeet Community Hospital after a long battle with cancer.
Bio by: Danny Hackney
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