
When we were stationed at the AF Academy in Colorado, 1958-60, my dad studied silversmithing under Dick Spencer, chief of the Cherokee Bear-step clan. I recall his Indian name was Shatka, not Shapka, as cited in this article. We loved visiting his shop, and my dad learned to make silver and turquoise pieces of jewelry, many of which we still retain in the family. Dad, then a major with J/AG, is seen in this photo with Bear-step.
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