Harry J. W. Belvin
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Harry James Watson "Jimmy" Belvin (1900 -1986) was an educator and served as an Oklahoma State Representative and Senator. He was the first elected principal chief of any of the Five Civilized Tribes in the 20th century, and the longest serving principal chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He saw his tribe through termination, restoration, and a rebirth of Native Pride. He was a polarizing leader, seen by some as a semi-dictator who held onto the office of principal chief and used his power to advocate for complete assimilation into the dominant society, suppressing Choctaw traditions, language and ceremonial practices as undesirable remnants of an unrefined history. To others, he was a well-liked, populist leader, who went door-to-door talking with tribe members, informing them on is
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Harry J. W. Belvin
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1986-09-19
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1900-12-11
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Highland Cemetery, Durant, Oklahoma
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1900-12-11
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Louise Belvin Frazier
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1986-09-19
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United States
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Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
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Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 20th District
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Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 20th District
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Watson J. and Mabel Powers Belvin
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Keith Cartwright
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James E. Douglas
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Lucille Brightwell
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Roy Grantham
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C. David Gardner
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Sam Sullivan
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Harry James Watson "Jimmy" Belvin (1900 -1986) was an educator and served as an Oklahoma State Representative and Senator. He was the first elected principal chief of any of the Five Civilized Tribes in the 20th century, and the longest serving principal chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He saw his tribe through termination, restoration, and a rebirth of Native Pride. He was a polarizing leader, seen by some as a semi-dictator who held onto the office of principal chief and used his power to advocate for complete assimilation into the dominant society, suppressing Choctaw traditions, language and ceremonial practices as undesirable remnants of an unrefined history. To others, he was a well-liked, populist leader, who went door-to-door talking with tribe members, informing them on issues, and trying to develop the means the alleviate the poverty and unemployment they faced.
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