Yo-Yout Mel Knups (Strong Eagle)
Ledger drawing on 1953 ledger paper.
2002, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4
Strong Eagle--Shwin-whit in Salish, John Stevens in English--was a relative of George Flett and an important elder, who had fought in the last wars against the U. S. Army. During the 1890s through the early years of the 20th century, he lived in the Oyaken Creek area of the reservation. See Buffalo Spirit Meeting Near Oyaken Creek