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Benjamin Ben Reifel also known as Lone Feather (September 19 1906 – January 2 1990) was a public administrator and politician of Lakota Sioux and German-American descent. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs retiring as area administrator. He ran for the US Congress from the East River region of South Dakota and was elected as the first Lakota to serve in the House of Representatives.

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active years end date
1971-01-03
active years start date
1961-01-03
alma mater
Harvard University, South Dakota State University
birth date
1906-09-19
birth place
South Dakota, Rosebud Indian Reservation
death date
1990-01-02
death place
South Dakota, Sioux Falls South Dakota
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
South Dakota's 1st congressional district
residence
Estelline South Dakota, Largo Florida

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