Rep. Ben Reifel (R-S.D.)On this date, January 2, 1990, former Republican U.S. Rep. Ben Reifel died in Sioux Falls. He was the first Lakota to serve in Congress. His Native American name was Lone Feather.
Sources:http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000152 andhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0884948
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