In September 1915, the Society formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day at the annual conference in Blackfoot, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians.
In September 1915, the Society formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day at the annual conference in Lawrence, Kansas. The year before this proclamation was issued, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians.