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Vine Deloria funeral set for Friday in Colorado


Funeral services for Vine Deloria Jr. will take place Friday, November 18, in Golden, Colorado.

Deloria, 72, died in Golden. The services will be held at 3:30pm in the Mount Vernon Event Center.

Deloria was a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and one of the most influential scholars in the United States.

Contributions, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to the Vine Deloria Scholarship Fund, c/o The American Indian Scholarship Fund, Attn: Rick Williams, 8333 Greenwood Blvd., Denver, CO 80221.

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Deloria funeral Friday (The Rapid City Journal 11/17)

Indian Country Today Articles from January 10, 2005:
Wilma Mankiller: An original thinker with a warrior's spirit
Suzan Shown Harjo: Selective memories of Vine Deloria Jr.
Faith Spotted Eagle: Deksi (Uncle) Vine
Charlie Wilkins: Visionary thinker and wordsmith par excellence
Hank Adams: A Vine Deloria Jr. collaboration: The first decade
John Mohawk: Vine Deloria Jr.'s unfolding legacy
Philip Deloria: Tales of a remarkable father
Norbert Hill: A hero to many

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