On the set of the 1961 film “Wild In The Country,” a ceremony is held in which Elvis is inducted into the Los Angeles Tribal Council by Chief Wha-Nee-Ota for his constructive portrayal of a Native American. American of Indian blood, in his previous film, “Flaming Star“, from 1960.
Elvis himself had a Native American ancestry on his mother’s side. One of Gladys‘ great-great-grandmothers was Cherokee.
Thus, Elvis had full-blooded Cherokee ancestry through his ancestor, Morning White Dove (1800-1835), who married a Revolutionary War veteran, William Mansell, a West Tennessee settler, in 1818.
The nickname “White” in Morning Dove’s name refers to her status as a friendly Indian. Early American settlers called peaceful Indians “white,” while “red” was the name for belligerent Indians or those who sided with the British in the Revolutionary War.
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