Intertribal Life Newspaper -

WASHINGTON, DC-The White House announced on November 10, 2014, that Dr. Suzan Harjo will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on November 24 at the White House.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

Dr. Harjo is Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee, and a tribal citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes....