
![]() (From Old Corral image collection) Above from L-to-R are Robert 'Bobby' Blake (as Little Beaver), Frank Lackteen, Chief Yowlachie, John War Eagle (1901-1991), and kneeling is Billy Cummings. Lobby card from OREGON TRAIL SCOUTS (Republic, 1947), one of the Red Ryder adventures starring Allan Lane. ![]() (From Old Corral image collection) Above is another lobby card from OREGON TRAIL SCOUTS. From L-to-R are Roy Barcroft, unidentified player (possibly Pat Michaels), Martha Wentworth, John War Eagle, Chief Yowlachie, and on horseback is Frank Lackteen. ![]() Chief Yowlachie on left and John War Eagle on right Above and below are blowups of Chief Yowlachie and John War Eagle from the two lobby cards at the top of the page. ![]() Chief Yowlachie on right and John War Eagle on the left |
| Left is Nipo Strongheart (1891-1966), and on the right is John War Eagle. Strongheart was a member of the Yakama tribe, and was in Hollywood in the early silent days. In a career that spanned 40+ years, Strongheart was a technical adviser/director and a respected lecturer/authority on Native American life and culture. | ![]() (Courtesy of Ken Jones) | |