Elvis the Chief

[Narek]

Any background info to that?

[TIGERMAN-GB]

The gentleman on the left is Chief Wah-Nee-Ota &

he was a member of the Los Angeles Indian Tribal

Council, here you can see Elvis being inducted to

the council by the Chief, this was in recognition of

his "Constructive portrayal of a man of Indian blood"

in the film Flaming Star, this happened in December

1960, so Elvis was now not only the King of Rock'N'Roll

but also a blood brother of Los Angeles' Indian community.

[thefunkyangel]

It was taken while Presley was in production for Wild In The Country, fall of '60/ January '61!

[Narek]

The gentleman on the left is Chief Wah-Nee-Ota &

he was a member of the Los Angeles Indian Tribal

Council, here you can see Elvis being inducted to

the council by the Chief, this was in recognition of

his "Constructive portrayal of a man of Indian blood"

in the film Flaming Star, this happened in December

1960, so Elvis was now not only the King of Rock'N'Roll

but also a blood brother of Los Angeles' Indian community.

I was thinking that's a picture from that event. Thank You for the details, Tigerman

[rickeap]

Was his status rescinded after Stay Away, Joe?
Rick

[dovey]

Wow, awesome pix.. never saw it befoe and I truly love it... thank you so much for posting this one.

[MikeFromHolland]

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Another not often seen pic of this event:

Elvis and Chief Wha-Nee-Ota.jpg

Source: http://joyous2607.tumblr.com

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[Jove]

Here is the less cropped photo.

Chief Wah-Nee-Ota.jpg

[drjohncarpenter]

I posted this on another topic, but it fits better here:

Elvis donned an Indian headdress in between takes of "Wild in the Country," too. It was worn for a PR shot.


Bonus Photo:

Elvis Presley is inducted into the Los Angeles Tribal Council by Chief Wha-Nee-Ota for his "constructive portrayal of a man of Indian blood"

http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Creative-Copyright-Bettmann-Corbis-AP-Images-/3b77fffb111240038fb566604741edaf

Bonus Article:




Pittsburgh Press - Thursday, December 29, 1960


Bonus Info:

Chief Wha-Nee-Ota was actually an actor, named William McGuire:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2009/03/matt-weinsto-10.html

So this 1960 ceremony was ... strictly ceremonial.

[danielf]

Elvis Presley is inducted into the Los Angeles Tribal Council by Chief Wha-Nee-Ota for his "constructive portrayal of a man of Indian blood"

I wonder if Chief Wha-Nee-Ota saw 'Stay Away Joe' in later years ?

Whoops... not a constructive portrayal of a man of Indian blood there.

[Hard Rocker]

It has been said that Elvis's great-great-great-grandmother, Morning White Dove was a full-blooded Cherokee. She passed away 100 years prior to the birth of the boy from Tupelo.

[drjohncarpenter]

It has been said that Elvis's great-great-great-grandmother, Morning White Dove was a full-blooded Cherokee. She passed away 100 years prior to the birth of the boy from Tupelo.

Said by who? Don't be offended now, I'm curious to learn more about this.

[Hard Rocker]

Say "Pretty please".

[drjohncarpenter]

Say ...

Looks like you got nothing. As usual. Thanks.

[Hard Rocker]

"Hey, waddaya want fer nothin'?"

You're welcome.

[lovin' EP]

Here's some information on Elvis' genealogy. Just thought someone might be interested.

Elvisly,

Linda

http://www.elvis-aron-presley.nl/genealogy.html

[drjohncarpenter]

Here's some information on Elvis' genealogy. Just thought someone might be interested.

Elvisly,

Linda

http://www.elvis-aron-presley.nl/genealogy.html

Thank you for the link, but there are no sources noted for the information on the page.

[Jove]

Elvis and Gladys Book.jpg

http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/288


Page 13 from the book "Elvis and Gladys" by Elaine Dundy

Elvis and Gladys_Dundyp13.png

[drjohncarpenter]

http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/288


Page 13 from the book "Elvis and Gladys" by Elaine Dundy

Looks like you found that here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=IYbOeqSWVhUC&pg=PA13


The late Elaine Dundy's flawed, yet fascinating, work joined my library when it first appeared.




Elaine Dundy, Elvis and Gladys (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., June 1985)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_and_Gladys


Unfortunately, that page is also unsourced.

Now, there is a bibliography in Dundy's book. Unfortunately, when you review pages 336 and 337, which are not available online, you only see a listing of "(GENERAL BOOKS)" and "(ARCHIVAL SOURCES)," none of which provide any clue to where the information on page 13 was found. Bummer.

[lanadelslay]

In the book "American Indians and Popular Culture" by Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman it talks about it.

https://books.google.fr/books?id=v_9w4eXZNg4C&pg=PA56&dq=elvis+presley+cherokee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOi6qr6pjWAhXhLMAKHfA4BxMQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q=elvis%20presley%20cherokee&f=false

It's really interesting "He displayed American Indian items at his home, Graceland, and favored spectacularly embroidered stage jumpsuits with American Indian motifs." Any examples of that?

[SteamrollerBlues]

In the book "American Indians and Popular Culture" by Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman it talks about it.

https://books.google.fr/books?id=v_9w4eXZNg4C&pg=PA56&dq=elvis+presley+cherokee&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOi6qr6pjWAhXhLMAKHfA4BxMQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q=elvis%20presley%20cherokee&f=false

It's really interesting "He displayed American Indian items at his home, Graceland, and favored spectacularly embroidered stage jumpsuits with American Indian motifs." Any examples of that?

Well, there's the Indian Feather jumpsuit...

[elvisjock]

I remember the day I learned the meaning of the word "turgid." I looked it up, after a reviewer referred to the book as "turgid prose."