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Born in Oklahoma, he grew up wondering about the
colors in the sky and the way of things physical and spiritual. He
followed this path through adulthood and now, after serving with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), J.C has time to
focus on his music, poetry and writings. Of European and American
Indian heritage, he plays traditional American Indian flute in
addition to popular country music. Among his many achievements are
over 196 songwriting and composition credits as well as multiple
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Did you
know!!
It's always nice to know something special about an Artist.
J.C's Job on Apollo 13 was to bring the crippled spacecraft and
astronauts back home safely to Earth. The President of the U.S. awarded
J.C. the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his role in the mission.This is the highest honor given to a U.S. citizen. Listen to the video.
For more info
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Awards, honors and special recognition include:
~ Bronze Halo Award by the Southern
California Motion Picture Council for outstanding contributions
to humanity.
~ Navajo Medal of Honor, Navajo
Nation
~ Cherokee Medal of Honor, Cherokee
Nation
~ Prestigious Medal of Honor from
the Daughters of the American Revolution for ethical conduct and
contributions to humanity.
~ Ely Samuel Parker Award, highest
honor bestowed by the American Indian Science & Engineering
Society (AISES), Inc., for lifetime career achievements and
community service.
~ Nominated Greatest Native
American, 2005 National Poll
~ Minorities in Research Science
Trailblazer Award, Science Spectrum Magazine
~ Bausch and Lomb National Science
Award.
~ Science and Engineering National
Achievement Award, presented by the American Indian Art and
Cultural Exchange.
~ NASA Special Achievement Award
from Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center)
~ Listed in
Who's Who in Poetry
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World Youth Day
Additionally, in 1986 after the site was dedicated, High Eagle had a
vision of celebration for all world youth. The vision that came to him
ultimately manifested in World Youth Day. High Eagle assembled a
committee comprised of Boy Scouts International, Girl Scouts, other
youth groups and churches to support the concept and vision of first
time in history to celebrate and honor world youth. The task grew way
beyond High Eagle's committee to handle. It was suggested to the
Catholic Church headquarters which mentioned it to the Pope. The
Catholic Church and Pope embraced it, and it has occurred every year
since 1986.
Unfortunately, the Catholic Church limited the scope of the day to
just Catholic youth which was not the original intention of High
Eagle's vision for all world youth. High Eagle never sought any glory
for the origination of the Day, but the Catholic Church and Pope have
erroneously been credited for it. High Eagle's vision of World Youth
Day came directly from God, and he feels he was of service to God to
bear the fruit of the vision. To him, it does not matter who gets the
credit. Truly, the credit belongs to God, for that is where the
inspiration came originally . . .
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