Harjo
Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee Creek word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem Crazy,".[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
- Albert Harjo (born 1937), Muscogee Creek artist
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), Absentee Shawnee-Seminole painter and printmaker
- Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake, 1846-1911), Muscogee Creek warrior
- Joy Harjo (born 1951), Muscogee-Cherokee poet, musician, and author
- Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), well-known Muscogee-Cheyenne activist
See also
- Harjo, Oklahoma, unincorporated community in the United States
- William Harjo LoneFight (born 1966), President and CEO of American Native Services
- Alternative spelling of Harju, a Finno–Norwegian surname
Notes
- ↑ Joy Harjo Reflects on the 'Spirit of Poetry'. PBS. 23 Aug 2007 (retrieved 2 July 2009)
- ↑ Chitto Harjo. Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 13, Number 2, Page 139. June 1935 (retrieved 2 July 2009)