Go-Won-Go - Greene, NY
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18T E 436229 N 4686244
Go-Won-Go " briefly appeared with Buffalo Bill Cody... in Cody's Wild West Show, ...a masterful display of horsemanship, riding two horses at once while standing on their backs...Go-Won-Go was also an advocate of Native American Rights"
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2015
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text : "Go-Won-Go Mohawk an Indian Princess lived in this house"
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"Go-Won-Go Mohawk (1860-1924), also known as Caroline, was born on August 11, 1860 on the reservation in Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York, to chief and medicine man Dr. Alan Mohawk, and moved to Green, New York, at age one, living there until the death of her father in 1869. In 1870, Go-Won-Go moved with her mother, Lydia Hale Mohawk, to Painesville, Ohio, where she continued her education. Go-Won-Go was a self-proclaimed "Indian Princess" with many talents. In addition to being a terrific athlete and sportswoman, Go-Won-Go was considered the first Indian actress to perform on the American stage. During the early 20th century, the two primary plays she starred in were "The Indian Mail Carrier," which she wrote and produced, and Lincoln Carter's "The Flaming Arrow."
According to her own authority, she briefly appeared with Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok in Cody's Wild West Show, where her role required a masterful display of horsemanship, riding two horses at once while standing on their backs. Go-Won-Go was purportedly given the bronze medal of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill in profile, included with this grouping, by Cody himself in remembrance of this performance. The medal measures approx. 1.5 in.(4 cm) in diameter. Go-Won-Go was also an advocate of Native American Rights and was given a pair of white horses by President Harding in recognition of her efforts for this cause. "