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This society met in Sheridan, Wyoming on August 6, 1955 for a summer meeting, which coincided with All American Indians Days celebration, sponsored by the Shriners of Wyoming. 3,500 Indians gathered for a two day meeting which was climaxed by the selecting of a Miss Indian America from among 77 contestants representing forty Indian tribes. On Sunday of that weekend, an interdenominational religious service was held for everyone attending. Special recognition was extended to members of the Wyoming Mayflower Society. This meeting was especially poignant in the Indian tongue. There was an especially dramatic presentation in Indian Sign Language of the Lord's Prayer and the 23rd Psalm by Mary Geneva Whiteman, great granddaughter of the famous Indian Chief, Plenty Coups. Governor General Allen of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants attended the celebration.
Our thanks to Frances Chambers for recording the above accounts.
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