Thomas Banyacya
Hopi Native American leader
About Thomas Banyacya
Lived 1909 – 1999 (aged 89). Thomas Banyacya was a leader and traditional leader or chief.
Thomas Banyacya, Sr. (June 2, 1909 – February 6, 1999) was a Hopi Native American traditionalist leader.
Biography Thomas Banyacya was born on June 2, 1909, and grew up in the village of Moenkopi, Arizona. He was a member of the Wolf, Fox, and Coyote clans.
Thomas Banyacya lived in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, on Hopi Tutskwa, the Hopi Reservation. During World War II, Banyacya was a draft resister, who spent time in prison over seven years each time he refused to register for the draft.
He addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 11, 1992 in celebrating the "Year of Indigenous Peoples"
Thomas Banyacya died on February 6, 1999, in Keams Canyon, Arizona.
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Who was Thomas Banyacya?
Hopi Native American leader (1909–1999)
When was Thomas Banyacya born?
Thomas Banyacya was born on 2 July 1909.
When did Thomas Banyacya die?
Thomas Banyacya died on 6 February 1999 in Keams Canyon, Arizona.
What was Thomas Banyacya's occupation?
Thomas Banyacya was a leader and traditional leader or chief.
What nationality was Thomas Banyacya?
Thomas Banyacya's recorded nationality: Hopi people.
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