Gerald Lloyd One Feather Sr. "Sunka Wakan Waste - Good Horse" and "Wiyaka Wanji - One Feather", 76, passed away on August 21, 2014. He received a Bachelors of Art degree in Government from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion, SD,  graduate credits in Government from the University of Oklahoma, and graduate credits in Public Administration from the University of South Dakota. Gerald was awarded three Honorary Doctorate degrees: one from Oglala Lakota College, another from Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and a third from the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO. Gerald was a staunch advocate and practitioner of tribal sovereignty and self-determination. He was elected Oglala Lakota Tribal President in 1970, the youngest president in the tribe's history at the age of 32 and served on the Executive Committee of the Tribe. He founded Oglala Lakota College (OLC) in Kyle, South Dakota, which became a model for 37 other tribal colleges on Indian reservations around the country. He was a member of the Oglala Lakota College Board of Trustees for over 30 years. He was an instructor of Lakota language, history, culture, leadership and management at OLC for the degrees of Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts and the Masters of Art degree in Lakota Leadership and Management. In 2009, Gerald's college classmate, Tom Brokaw, made a contribution to establish the Gerald One Feather Endowed Chair in Lakota Leadership. Due to Gerald's leadership and experience, he was named the first President of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) in 1972. He also helped establish and became the Director of the Center of Indian Studies at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD, where he initiated an Indian education minor program as part of the academic curricula. Gerald was also a faculty member of the Vista Training Center at ASU. He led efforts for local control of reservation schools and served as Chairman of the Loneman School Board in Oglala, SD. Gerald assisted in the Public Law 638 contracting from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to create the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Branch of Law Enforcement and while as its Executive Director founded the Oglala Lakota Tribal Police Academy at Oglala Lakota College to train tribal police officers. He also served as Chief of Public Safety. Gerald joined the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) staff in 1988. He led the initiation of the creation of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Annual Summits, which focused on treaty rights and sovereignty issues. Gerald was also active in working with Indigenous Peoples from around the world in creating the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In addition, he was a leader in the International Treaty Council of the United Nations and Staff Keeper of the Ikce Wicasa Ta Omniciye. He has served on several national and American Indian organizations. He was a founding member and first President of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). He received numerous honors and awards. Survivors include his wife, Ingrid, 12 children, 18 grandchildren, eight sisters and nine brothers. Preceding him in death were five siblings. A two night wake service was held on August 25 and 26 at the Prairie Winds Lakota Dome in Oglala, SD. On August 27, a funeral service and burial took place at the family residence in the Oglala Junior Community. Contributions may be made to Gerald's Faculty Endowment Fund at OLC: Piya Wiconi Gerald One Feather Faculty Endowment Fund PO Box 490 Kyle, South Dakota 57752. (Source: ASU Foundation)