John Galen Carter
Anthropologist
About John Galen Carter
Lived 1891 – 1941 (aged 49–50).
John Galen Carter (1891–1941) was an anthropologist whose work focused on the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes of Montana.
Early life and education John Galen Carter was the son of Thomas H. Carter, a Republican senator of Montana, and Ellen L. Galen. He briefly served in the Army in 1918. During the 1920s he also worked with the Senate committee on Native American relations. Due to his work, Carter kept diaries, Native American manuscripts, photographs and legal records mainly on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. In particular, his diaries discuss his encounters with the Piegan Tribe of the Blackfoot Nation, Native American sign language, and the trips he made across the Midwest, Cuba, Canada, and Europe. Carter was also a member of the American Anthropological Society.
Personal life Carter married Celina D. Calvo and they had a daughter, Marry Ellen.
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Who was John Galen Carter?
Anthropologist (1891–1941)
When was John Galen Carter born?
John Galen Carter was born in 1891.
When did John Galen Carter die?
John Galen Carter died in 1941.
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