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Francis Paul Prucha (January 4, 1921 – July 30, 2015) was an American historian, professor emeritus of history at Marquette University, [1] and specialist in the relationship between the United States and Native Americans. [2]
Kiowa Chief Satanta (White Bear) wearing an Indian Peace Medal. Indian peace medals refer to ovular or circular medals awarded to tribal leaders throughout colonial America and early United States history, primarily made of silver or brass and ranging in diameter from about one to six inches. [1]
To honour men and women who stand up for peace, justice, and nonviolence across the globe (since 1988) [3] France / Finland: World Peace Council prizes: World Peace Council: International Peace Prize from 1949 to 1957, Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace, etc. Germany / Poland: Brückepreis (Bridge prize) Town of Görlitz/Zgorzelec
He traveled to Japan for a “temporary” work assignment back in 1992, and Dave Prucha, from the US, was enthralled with the East Asian country that he ended up staying for good.
Art medals are a well-known and highly collected form of small bronze sculpture, most often in bronze, and are considered a form of exonumia. "Medalist/medallist" is confusingly the same word used in sport and other areas (but not usually in military contexts) for the winner of a medal as an award. Medallists very often also design, or produce ...
The United Nations Peace Medal is a commemorative medal produced by the United Nations to promote peace. First made by Franklin Mint in 1971, [1] a new design is produced annually, with limited editions offered for sale in gold, silver, and bronze. [2] Gold medals may be formally presented by UN officials as a diplomatic gift to heads of state ...
Wolf Robe or Ho'néhevotoomáhe (born between 1838 and 1841; died 1910, Oklahoma) [1] was a Southern Cheyenne chief and a holder of the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal. During the late 1870s he was forced to leave the open plains and relocate his tribe on to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation in Indian Territory . [ 2 ]
The 87th Battalion departed Canada after boarding R.M.S. Empress of Britain on April 23, 1916, and arrived in Liverpool, England on May 5, 1916. The battalion arrived and billeted on May 27 at Bramshott Military Camp as part of the 12th Infantry Brigade (until June 1916) and then designated as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Canadian Infantry Division in August of the same year.