Harjo

Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee Creek word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem crazy".[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

  • Albert Harjo (born 1937), Muscogee Creek artist
  • Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), Absentee Shawnee-Seminole painter and printmaker
  • Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake, 1846-1911), Muscogee Creek warrior
  • Joy Harjo (born 1951), Muscogee-Cherokee poet, musician, and author
  • Sterlin Harjo (born 1979), Seminole-Muscogee filmmaker and comedian
  • Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), well-known Muscogee-Cheyenne activist
  • Famous Amos Harjo (born 1943), educator, known Oklahoma City community member, athlete

See also

Notes

  1. Joy Harjo Reflects on the 'Spirit of Poetry'. PBS. 23 Aug 2007 (retrieved 2 July 2009)
  2. Chitto Harjo. Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 13, Number 2, Page 139. June 1935 (retrieved 2 July 2009)
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