The most striking figure among the 16 was Joseph Medicine Crow, a historian and champion of American Indian culture whose grandfather had been a scout with Custer at the battle of LittleBigHorn.
在16位获奖者中，最引人注目的是Joseph Medicine Crow，他是一位历史学家和美国印第安文化的捍卫者，其祖父曾在小比格霍恩河战役（Little Big Horn）中担任卡斯特（Custer）将军的侦察兵。