Reynolds, Jerry
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
03-15-2006
2006 American Indian Visionary Award ceremony
WASHINGTON -- Years ago, the late Vine Deloria Jr. called him in print "the
most important Indian." And in 2005, after accepting his own American
Indian Visionary Award, Deloria took leave of the dinner party afterward
with these words: "Now folks, promise me you won't forget Hank Adams."
On March 1, at the National Press Club in Washington, Adams took his place
as the third recipient of the American Indian Visionary Award, presented
annually by Indian Country Today in recognition of a range of achievements,
among them "displaying the highest qualities and attributes of leadership
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