National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians

Not to be confused with National Native American Hall of Fame.
Not to be confused with Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
Established1952
LocationAnadarko, Oklahoma, United States
Visitorsca. 400,000 per year
Websiteamericanindianhof.com

The National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians (also known as American Indian Hall of Fame), established in 1952 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, was the first Hall of Fame for Native Americans founded in the US, is part of a complex representing American Indian life. The National Hall of Fame has bronze busts mounted outdoors.[1] The Hall of Fame, which has free admission and is staffed by volunteers, features busts of 41 Native Americans from various tribes to honor their contributions and place in American history.[2][3]

Founding Chairperson from 1952, Logan Billingsley, told the Orlando Sentinel in 1960, "It's time we stopped painting eerie pictures of the Indian in our school history books. Historians should write more truth about the American Indian and give more credit to some who were great Americans."[4]

Also in Anadarko is the Southern Plains Indian Museum, which features highly-skilled arts and crafts of contemporary and historic artists from both the local Plains tribes, as well as other American Indians relocated to present-day Oklahoma in the 19th century, such as the Delaware, Caddo, Southeastern Woodlands tribes, and others. The museum was established in 1947 and features changing exhibitions and sales of art.

  1. ^ "National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians" Britannica
  2. ^ "National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians". Travel OK. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ "National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians - Anadarko, OK". Waymarking. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Logan Billingsley Visits In City". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2023.