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Ben Reifel

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Lakota-American politician (1906-1990)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1906 to 1990 · aged 83
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Benjamin Reifel, also known as Lone Feather, was a Sicangu Lakota public administrator and politician. He had a career with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, retiring as area administrator.

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Ben Reifel (Rosebud Lakota), U.S. Representative from South Dakota's 1st Congressional District, 1961-71.Ben Reifel (Rosebud Lakota), U.S. Representative from South Dakota's 1st Congressional District, 1961-71.South Dakota's congressional delegation in the 87th U.S. Congress.L-R: Ellis Y. Berry, Joseph H. Bottum, Karl E. Mundt, and Ben Reifel.South Dakota's congressional delegation in the 87th U.S. Congress.L-R: Ellis Y. Berry, Joseph H. Bottum, Karl E. Mundt, and Ben Reifel.

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Benjamin Reifel, also known as Lone Feather, was a Sicangu Lakota public administrator and politician. 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. He served five terms as a Republican United States congressman from the first district, from 1961 to 1971.

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United States
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Lived 1906 to 1990 · aged 83
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