Spotted Wolf's Last Request

Koshare Indian Museum 115 West 18th Street La Junta, CO 81050 (719) 384-4411

WORLD FAMOUS KOSHARES

You will find authentic Native American and Western crafts and gifts to give, to collect, and to appreciate in the Koshare Trading Post.

In addition, to the art and artifacts, see the largest self-supported log roof in the world -- one of the most popular features in the museum.

Discover the inspiring story of how a group of boys built the Koshare program. The story begins at the bottom of the Great Depression.

The Koshare Indian Dancers are the members of Boy Scout Troop 232 and Venturing Crew 2230 of the Rocky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America.

...More than a Museum

Koshare Indian Museum

Title: Spotted Wolf's Last Request
Artist: Woody Crumbo
Medium: Oil

This is one of Woody Crumbo's most famous paintings.

He was inspired to commemorate the American Indians who participated in the U.S. Armed Services. For his subject, he used the request of PFC Clarence Spotted Wolf, a Sioux Indian, who wanted to be honored with a parade by his people should he be killed in action during World War II. Shortly after he made his request, Spotted Wolf died defending his country. Crumbo's tribute, a documentary about Indian loyalty for their national soil, was completed in the mid-1950's.

While working on a film documenting Spotted Wolf's last request Crumbo stated, "What interested me most, was the realization that Indians have contributed to every war that the United States has fought on foreign soil." Crumbo went on: "Statistics show that our race has had a higher percentage of volunteers than any other yet I have never seen a painting dedicated to Indian participation in American conflicts."