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Victor Griffin (c. 1873–1958) was the elected chief of Quapaw Tribe of Indians and a peyote roadman from Quapaw, Oklahoma. Griffin was commonly called either Victor or Vic, and rarely used his first name, William. He conferred with every U.S. president during his term as chief.

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  • Victor Griffin (Quapaw) (en)
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  • Victor Griffin (c. 1873–1958) was the elected chief of Quapaw Tribe of Indians and a peyote roadman from Quapaw, Oklahoma. Griffin was commonly called either Victor or Vic, and rarely used his first name, William. He conferred with every U.S. president during his term as chief. (en)
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  • William Victor Griffin (en)
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  • William Victor Griffin (en)
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  • Indian Territory, modern day Osage County, Oklahoma (en)
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  • Quapaw Indian School (en)
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  • last elected Chief of the Quapaw Tribe prior to the creation of the Quapaw Tribal Business Committee (en)
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  • Geh-Hu-He Jinka (en)
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  • facilitated the incorporation of the Native American Church under Oklahoma law (en)
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  • Chief of the Quapaw Tribe, Peyote Roadman (en)
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  • John Quapaw (en)
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  • Interpreter, peyote roadman, chief (en)
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  • Good Eagle, Sarah Lewis, Minnie Track (en)
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  • Robert Whitebird (en)
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  • Victor Griffin (c. 1873–1958) was the elected chief of Quapaw Tribe of Indians and a peyote roadman from Quapaw, Oklahoma. Griffin was commonly called either Victor or Vic, and rarely used his first name, William. He conferred with every U.S. president during his term as chief. Griffin also served as an interpreter and also was an important figure among the practitioners of the Big Moon variant of the Native American Church, and played a significant role in the spreading and continuing this religion among multiple tribes. Griffin was also a 32 degree Scottish Right Mason and a member of the Akdar Shrine. (en)
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