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Northern Cheyenne Vice-President passes on
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Late last month, the Cheyenne Nation and many other people across the country were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Northern Cheyenne Tribal Vice-President, Winfield Russell, One Bird, age 71 of Busby, Montana.
He had been under medical care for some time, the victim of a mysterious malady that the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Billings Clinic doctors could not diagnose or cure. He did not have COVID.
While this could be a short news story, I opted for a column in order to share some personal observations about this remarkable man who served the Northern Cheyenne in many different capacities throughout his life. This is not to be confused with an obituary which the family will compose.
Winfield graduated from St. Labre, where he was an outstanding athlete, one of many Cheyenne basketball greats of the late 60’s. At the height of the Vietnam conflict, he enlisted as a Marine and that service, love of country and regard for his fellow veterans became a life-long passion.
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