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Veronica Murdock

March 11, 2023

Veronica Murdock (born 1944) is an American civil servant and of Shasta–Mohave ancestry, as a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. She served in the tribal administration, including as vice chair, of the Colorado River Tribe from 1969 to 1979 and between 1977 and 1979 as the first woman president of the National Congress of American Indians. From 1980 to 2004, she served as a civil service employee with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Veronica Murdock
Miss Indian Arizona, 1961
Born
Veronica Lee Homer

1944 (age 78–79)
Parker, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)tribal government official, federal civil servant, Native American activist
Years active1967–present

Early life

Veronica L. Homer was born in 1944[1] to Alice (née Courts) and Pete Homer Sr.[2] Her mother's heritage included the California Shasta and she grew up in Cottage Grove, Siskiyou County, California.[3][2] Her father, was Mohave and he worked as an actor and served as the Chair of the Colorado River Indian Tribes from 1954 to 1964.[4][5] The couple met, when Pete was acting with Paramount Pictures and Alice was working in the wardrobe department.[6] Homer was one of eight siblings, including: four sisters Denise, Marlene, Vicki, Sylvia "Cindy" and three brothers, Pete Jr., John and Gary.[3][2] She attended Parker High School in Parker, Arizona.[7] In 1961, Homer won the inaugural Miss Indian Arizona pageant, while a freshman at Arizona State University.[1][8] Her title led to recognition and an invitation to serve as the majorette and leader for the Arizona Inter–Tribal Band in the Inaugural Parade of President John F. Kennedy.[2][7]

 
Veronica Homer, practicing as majorette for the John F. Kennedy Inaugural, 1961

Career

Homer married Leonard A. Enos (1944–1967), but he was killed in action during the Vietnam War.[9] Around the time of his death, Homer began working as the director of the Colorado River Indian Reservation Neighborhood Youth Corps.[5] She had remarried by 1969 with Myron H. Murdock, an Oklahoma Kickapoo, who worked as the production manager of Prest-Wheel, Inc. The company, owned by Giffen Industries in Massachusetts, and operated on land owned by the Colorado River Tribe, manufactured aluminum and redwood furniture.[5][10] In 1970, the couple's daughter, Alice was born and Murdock, whose political activism was rising, encouraged her father to teach her daughter the Mojave language.[11] After two years directing the youth corps, Murdock ran and was elected in 1969 for a two-year term as the vice chair of the tribe. Murdock was involved in resource development, health care, job training and numerous other projects to improve the lives of her community.[5] Throughout the 1970s, she continued to serve on the Tribal Council as either the recording secretary or vice chair.[2]

In 1977, Murdock was elected as the first woman to serve as the president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).[2] During her tenure in 1978, NCAI hosted a "National Conference on Tribal Recognition" in Nashville. At issue was a discussion of federal requirements for indigenous groups gaining federal recognition. Like many others who were skeptical about newly organized groups misappropriating Native American heritage, Murdock favored the BIA documentation process.[12] She was also concerned, because the previous decades' termination policies had only recently restored traditional lands and sovereignty to Native American nations, that there would be backlash from the mainstream culture.[11] She pointed to policies of the Carter administration, which she believed were undermining indigenous water rights, land claims, and funding for programs to improve education and other social initiatives.[13] In 1979, she led the NCAI convention in Albuquerque, A Challenge for the 80s: Political Unity, which focused on inter-governmental relationships, law, and justice, as well as economic and social issues.[14]

Beginning in 1980, Murdock was appointed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as a Tribal Operations Specialist, and worked at the Colorado River Agency for seven years. She was transferred in 1987 to Carson City, Nevada, where she worked as a Tribal Operations Officer for BIA's Western Nevada Agency. After two years, she was promoted as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the United States Secretary of the Interior and was stationed in Washington, D.C. In 1994, Murdock became the Superintendent of the Salt River Agency in Scottsdale, Arizona. As Superintendent of the BIA agency office, she served the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.[2]

Murdock retired from federal service in 2004 and became one of the founders of Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations (WEWIN). Along with Susan Masten (Yurok), Murdock serves as co-president. Founding board members included Nora Antone (Mojave-Hopi-Tewa), Melanie Benjamin (Ojibwe), Cecilia Fire Thunder (Oglala Sioux), Rachel Joseph (Shoshone-Paiute-Mono), Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), Patricia Parker (Choctaw), Geri Small (Northern Cheyenne), and H. Sally Smith (Curyung Tribe). The organization was founded to encourage indigenous women to serve as leaders and role models in their communities.[15] She currently also serves as chair of the First Things First Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council.[16]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b The Arizona Republic 1961, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Miss Indian Arizona News 2010, p. 3.
  3. ^ a b The Yuma Daily Sun 1974, p. 3.
  4. ^ The Farmington Daily Times 1988, p. 3.
  5. ^ a b c d Weinstock 1969, p. 12.
  6. ^ Wilson 1973, p. 62.
  7. ^ a b Vance 1961, p. 1.
  8. ^ White 2017.
  9. ^ The Arizona Republic 1967, p. 50.
  10. ^ The Arizona Republic 1969, p. D13.
  11. ^ a b The Kenosha News 1978, p. 7.
  12. ^ Miller 2004, p. 42.
  13. ^ O'Gara 1978, p. 2.
  14. ^ The Albuquerque Journal 1979, p. 40.
  15. ^ Good Voice 2010, p. 8.
  16. ^ First Things First 2016, p. 32.

Bibliography

  • Good Voice, Christina (July 23, 2010). "Native women's conference focuses on empowerment, leadership". Native American Times. Vol. 16, no. 30. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  • Miller, Mark Edwin (2004). Forgotten Tribes: Unrecognized Indians and the Federal Acknowledgment Process. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-0409-6.
  • O'Gara, Hugh (September 19, 1978). "NCAI leader calls Carter Indian policy 'rudderless', seeks policy statement". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • Vance, Ben (January 11, 1961). "Arizona Indian Princess To Parade Before Kennedy". Phoenix, Arizona. The Arizona Republic. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • Weinstock, Robert (August 11, 1969). "Energetic woman helps with affairs of Indian tribes". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • White, Kaila (October 18, 2017). "After 56 years, Miss Indian Arizona crown returns to its first family". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. USA Today. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • Wilson, Maggie (July 24, 1973). "Colorado River Indian Tribes' chairman retires". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 62 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
  • "2 Arizonans Among Fatalities in Vietnam". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 30, 1967. p. 50. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
  • "240 Tribes to Participate in City Parley". The Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 1, 1979. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • "Alice Homer Dies in Parker". The Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona. January 2, 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
  • (PDF). First Things First. Phoenix, Arizona: First Things First Organization. August 22, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  • "Indian Leader Dies". The Farmington Daily Times. Farmington, New Mexico. May 12, 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
  • "Parker Girl Wins Beauty Title As State Fair Ends". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 13, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  • (PDF). Miss Indian Arizona News. Phoenix, Arizona: Miss Indian Arizona Association. 1 (2): 3. Winter 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  • "Vanishing American". The Kenosha News. Kenosha, Wisconsin. February 1, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
  • "Work force at Prest-Wheel firm on reservation proves red man capable of industry production (pt 1)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. July 20, 1969. p. D13. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.   and "Indians on assembly line (pt 2)". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. July 20, 1969. p. D16. Retrieved 11 August 2018 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  

March 11, 2023
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Veronica Murdock born 1944 is an American civil servant and of Shasta Mohave ancestry as a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes She served in the tribal administration including as vice chair of the Colorado River Tribe from 1969 to 1979 and between 1977 and 1979 as the first woman president of the National Congress of American Indians From 1980 to 2004 she served as a civil service employee with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Veronica MurdockMiss Indian Arizona 1961BornVeronica Lee Homer1944 age 78 79 Parker ArizonaNationalityAmericanOccupation s tribal government official federal civil servant Native American activistYears active1967 present Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyEarly life EditVeronica L Homer was born in 1944 1 to Alice nee Courts and Pete Homer Sr 2 Her mother s heritage included the California Shasta and she grew up in Cottage Grove Siskiyou County California 3 2 Her father was Mohave and he worked as an actor and served as the Chair of the Colorado River Indian Tribes from 1954 to 1964 4 5 The couple met when Pete was acting with Paramount Pictures and Alice was working in the wardrobe department 6 Homer was one of eight siblings including four sisters Denise Marlene Vicki Sylvia Cindy and three brothers Pete Jr John and Gary 3 2 She attended Parker High School in Parker Arizona 7 In 1961 Homer won the inaugural Miss Indian Arizona pageant while a freshman at Arizona State University 1 8 Her title led to recognition and an invitation to serve as the majorette and leader for the Arizona Inter Tribal Band in the Inaugural Parade of President John F Kennedy 2 7 Veronica Homer practicing as majorette for the John F Kennedy Inaugural 1961Career EditHomer married Leonard A Enos 1944 1967 but he was killed in action during the Vietnam War 9 Around the time of his death Homer began working as the director of the Colorado River Indian Reservation Neighborhood Youth Corps 5 She had remarried by 1969 with Myron H Murdock an Oklahoma Kickapoo who worked as the production manager of Prest Wheel Inc The company owned by Giffen Industries in Massachusetts and operated on land owned by the Colorado River Tribe manufactured aluminum and redwood furniture 5 10 In 1970 the couple s daughter Alice was born and Murdock whose political activism was rising encouraged her father to teach her daughter the Mojave language 11 After two years directing the youth corps Murdock ran and was elected in 1969 for a two year term as the vice chair of the tribe Murdock was involved in resource development health care job training and numerous other projects to improve the lives of her community 5 Throughout the 1970s she continued to serve on the Tribal Council as either the recording secretary or vice chair 2 In 1977 Murdock was elected as the first woman to serve as the president of the National Congress of American Indians NCAI 2 During her tenure in 1978 NCAI hosted a National Conference on Tribal Recognition in Nashville At issue was a discussion of federal requirements for indigenous groups gaining federal recognition Like many others who were skeptical about newly organized groups misappropriating Native American heritage Murdock favored the BIA documentation process 12 She was also concerned because the previous decades termination policies had only recently restored traditional lands and sovereignty to Native American nations that there would be backlash from the mainstream culture 11 She pointed to policies of the Carter administration which she believed were undermining indigenous water rights land claims and funding for programs to improve education and other social initiatives 13 In 1979 she led the NCAI convention in Albuquerque A Challenge for the 80s Political Unity which focused on inter governmental relationships law and justice as well as economic and social issues 14 Beginning in 1980 Murdock was appointed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA as a Tribal Operations Specialist and worked at the Colorado River Agency for seven years She was transferred in 1987 to Carson City Nevada where she worked as a Tribal Operations Officer for BIA s Western Nevada Agency After two years she was promoted as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the United States Secretary of the Interior and was stationed in Washington D C In 1994 Murdock became the Superintendent of the Salt River Agency in Scottsdale Arizona As Superintendent of the BIA agency office she served the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community 2 Murdock retired from federal service in 2004 and became one of the founders of Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations WEWIN Along with Susan Masten Yurok Murdock serves as co president Founding board members included Nora Antone Mojave Hopi Tewa Melanie Benjamin Ojibwe Cecilia Fire Thunder Oglala Sioux Rachel Joseph Shoshone Paiute Mono Wilma Mankiller Cherokee Patricia Parker Choctaw Geri Small Northern Cheyenne and H Sally Smith Curyung Tribe The organization was founded to encourage indigenous women to serve as leaders and role models in their communities 15 She currently also serves as chair of the First Things First Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council 16 References EditCitations Edit a b The Arizona Republic 1961 p 1 a b c d e f g Miss Indian Arizona News 2010 p 3 a b The Yuma Daily Sun 1974 p 3 The Farmington Daily Times 1988 p 3 a b c d Weinstock 1969 p 12 Wilson 1973 p 62 a b Vance 1961 p 1 White 2017 The Arizona Republic 1967 p 50 The Arizona Republic 1969 p D13 a b The Kenosha News 1978 p 7 Miller 2004 p 42 O Gara 1978 p 2 The Albuquerque Journal 1979 p 40 Good Voice 2010 p 8 First Things First 2016 p 32 Bibliography Edit Good Voice Christina July 23 2010 Native women s conference focuses on empowerment leadership Native American Times Vol 16 no 30 Tahlequah Oklahoma p 8 Retrieved 11 August 2018 Miller Mark Edwin 2004 Forgotten Tribes Unrecognized Indians and the Federal Acknowledgment Process Lincoln Nebraska University of Nebraska Press ISBN 978 0 8032 0409 6 O Gara Hugh September 19 1978 NCAI leader calls Carter Indian policy rudderless seeks policy statement Rapid City Journal Rapid City South Dakota p 2 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspapers com Vance Ben January 11 1961 Arizona Indian Princess To Parade Before Kennedy Phoenix Arizona The Arizona Republic p 1 via Newspapers com Weinstock Robert August 11 1969 Energetic woman helps with affairs of Indian tribes The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona p 12 via Newspapers com White Kaila October 18 2017 After 56 years Miss Indian Arizona crown returns to its first family The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona USA Today Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspapers com Wilson Maggie July 24 1973 Colorado River Indian Tribes chairman retires The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona p 62 via Newspaperarchive com 2 Arizonans Among Fatalities in Vietnam The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona May 30 1967 p 50 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com 240 Tribes to Participate in City Parley The Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque New Mexico October 1 1979 p 40 via Newspapers com Alice Homer Dies in Parker The Yuma Daily Sun Yuma Arizona January 2 1974 p 3 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com Early Childhood Summit 2016 PDF First Things First Phoenix Arizona First Things First Organization August 22 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 30 December 2016 Retrieved 11 August 2018 Indian Leader Dies The Farmington Daily Times Farmington New Mexico May 12 1988 p 3 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com Parker Girl Wins Beauty Title As State Fair Ends The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona November 13 1961 p 1 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspapers com Spotlight Veronica Homer PDF Miss Indian Arizona News Phoenix Arizona Miss Indian Arizona Association 1 2 3 Winter 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 10 August 2018 Retrieved 11 August 2018 Vanishing American The Kenosha News Kenosha Wisconsin February 1 1978 p 7 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com Work force at Prest Wheel firm on reservation proves red man capable of industry production pt 1 The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona July 20 1969 p D13 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com and Indians on assembly line pt 2 The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona July 20 1969 p D16 Retrieved 11 August 2018 via Newspaperarchive com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veronica Murdock amp oldid 1091852141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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