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Mary Musgrove's Role In Native American History

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The diverse recognitions and accomplishments of many famous historical Native American women has created them to be viewed as heroic figures, ultimately causing them to influence and improve Native American history. Mary Musgrove was born in 1700 in Georgia, and was a member of the Cherokee. She was a colonial American translator and negotiator for English and Yamacraw ancestry. She facilitated in the development of Colonial Georgia and became an important negotiator between the Muscogee Creek Indians and the English colonists. These two distinct societies caused Musgrove to bridge the gap between them, ultimately causing her to become a cultural mediator, who not only translated but advised those who acknowledged her capabilities and hardships. After many years of attempting to unite two diverse worlds, she died in her sleep in 1767. Mary Musgrove is known as an individual hero by Native American society because of her attempts to create a life that merged both cultures and for fighting for …show more content…

She was one of the first five wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in the early 19th century. In 1822, she accompanied her husband to Washington DC where she captivated McKinney, the president of the US, his cabinet, and just about everyone she met with her attractive looks. The Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioned Charles Bird King to paint portraits of her and her husband. The beauty of Hayne singled her out from most Native American women, causing her to be included in the government's commission of portraits. She is known as a heroic figure in Native American art especially in the Otoe tribe for her recognition of being chosen by the bureau of indian affairs for the beauty. Although the original portrait of Hayne was destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian Institution in 1865, a patron donated King's personal copy to the White House in 1962. Hayne Hudjihini died from measles in 1882 in

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