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Native America Calling: Remembering Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Harvey Pratt
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Remembering Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Harvey Pratt
The late Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne) is remembered as an effective congressional leader who passionately advocated for Native American issues.

Campbell, who passed away on December 30, 2025, at the age of 92, served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Among other things, he was instrumental in the political advocacy for establishing the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).

Ben Nighthorse Campbell
The late Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1933-2025), then serving in the U.S. Senate, participates in the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 2004. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

The late Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho), who passed away in December 2025 at the age of 84, was a national voice in support of Native American arts. A large part of his career was as a police sketch artist. He also headed the Indian Arts and Crafts Board for a decade.

A former U.S. Marine, Pratt was an advocate for military veterans. His design for a Native American Veterans Memorial was chosen and built on the NMAI campus in 2022.

Harvey Pratt
The late Harvey Pratt (1941-2025) was an artist, designer and advocate for Native veterans. Photo: RedFeatherFriend

Guests on Native America Calling
Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee), president of the Morning Star Institute and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Rick West (Cheyenne and Arapaho), founding director and director emeritus of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Shanan Campbell (Northern Cheyenne), founder and CEO of Sorrel Sky Galleries and daughter of Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Gina Pratt (Muscogee and Yuchi), wife of Harvey Pratt

Nathan Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho), artist and son of Harvey Pratt

Dee Cordry, former Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and author of “Children of White Thunder: Legacy of a Cheyenne Family 1830-2020”

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