16th of May 2010
 
Princess White Deer
Performed in the 1927 Ziegfeld 9 O’Clock Frolic. According to the  theatre program, she also performed in the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic of  April 1921. Born Esther Louise Georgette Deer of Chief James Deer and Georgette  Osborne Deer (Iroquois Tribe, Mohawk - Akwesasne people of the St.  Lawrence Seaway region) in 1891. She is now called the first Native American to gain fame as a dancer and vocalist.

Princess White Deer

Performed in the 1927 Ziegfeld 9 O’Clock Frolic. According to the theatre program, she also performed in the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic of April 1921.

Born Esther Louise Georgette Deer of Chief James Deer and Georgette Osborne Deer (Iroquois Tribe, Mohawk - Akwesasne people of the St. Lawrence Seaway region) in 1891. She is now called the first Native American to gain fame as a dancer and vocalist.

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