Alma Hogan Snell
Alma Hogan Snell | |
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Crow: Bea Azeta ("Well Known Woman") | |
American, Crow Nation, Greasy Mouth Clan leader | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 23, 1923 |
Died | May 5, 2008 Billings, Montana | (aged 85)
Spouse(s) | Bill Snell |
Relations | Grandmother, Pretty Shield, grandfather, John Goes Ahead |
Children | Bill Snell Jr., Ted Hogan |
Known for | Historian, educator, and herbalist |
Alma Hogan Snell (January 10, 1923 – May 5, 2008) was an American Crow tribal historian, educator, and herbalist. She was the granddaughter of Pretty Shield.[1][2]
Snell lectured throughout the United States on the healing properties and benefits of plants, as well as on the subject of health and wellbeing.[1] She also authored two books: A Taste of Heritage [3] and Grandmother's Grandchild: My Crow Indian Life.[1]
Alma Hogan Snell died in Billings, Montana, at the age of 85 on May 5, 2008. She was a resident of Yellowtail, Montana. She was survived by her husband Bill Snell and her sons Bill Snell Jr. and Ted Hogan.[1] and her two daughters Faith Chosa and Pearl Buchanan.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Alma Hogan Snell". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Elpel, Thomas J. "Alma Hogan Snell: granddaughter of the Crow medicine woman Pretty-shield and the author of Grandmother's Grandchild, a book about growing up with Pretty-shield". Wildflowers-and-Weeds.com. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Now We're Cookin, Sunday Book Review, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 2006
External links[]
- Alma Hogan Snell: Crow elder passes on at 85
- Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicine, by Alma Hogan Snell
- "Turtle Island Storyteller Alma Hogan Snell: The Spirit of Pretty Shield". Wisdom of the Elders. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2008 deaths
- Crow tribe
- Historians of Native Americans
- 20th-century American educators
- Herbalists
- Writers from Montana
- American women historians
- 20th-century women educators
- Native American educators