https://mallhistory.org/files/original/cb078de0436fbcbedfa8ada8a2c3f659.jpg 63770ab52c13310757e661becb68dadf People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 01/06/1943 Birthplace San Bernardino, California Biographical Text W. Richard West Jr. is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the Southern Cheyenne. His father, Richard "Dick" West, was a prominent Cheyenne painter. An excellent student, West received a BA from the University of Redlands, an MA from Harvard, and a JD from Stanford. As a lawyer, West worked on a wide range of both tribal and non-tribal cases, arguing before state, federal, and tribal courts. In addition to this work, West also served on the board of the American Association of Museums in several capacities beginning in 1992. West was selected as the first Director of the National Museum of the American Indian, which opened in September 2004, and served in this position until 2007. Today, West is the Interim Director of the Textile Museum, located at 2320 S Street NW, Washington, DC. First Name for nav purposes W. Richard Last Name for nav purposes West Occupation Museum administrator Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W. Richard West Jr. Description An account of the resource Richard West was the founding Director of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/49">National Museum of the American Indian</a>, serving from the museum's opening in 2004 until 2007. West is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the Southern Cheyenne. He has devoted much of his professional and personal life to American Indian cultural, educational, legal, and governmental issues. West supported a broad scope for the museum, representing the wide cultural and ethnic diversities of Native Americans, both through historical collections and exhibits and through living history presentations. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000-present Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WRichardWestJr.jpg">View original photograph</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W. Richard West Jr. design & monuments museums