Here Virgil Wyaco, a Zuni Indian elder and leader, recounts his life in both the traditional Zuni and modern Anglo worlds.
His postwar career included studies at the University of New Mexico, federal employment, marriage to a Cherokee woman,.
Earning a Bronze Star during World War II, he killed German soldiers in combat and participated in the executions of SS guards at Dachau.
As a boy, Wyaco learned Zuni ways from his family and the English language and vocational skills in Anglo schools.
Here Virgil Wyaco, a Zuni Indian elder and leader, recounts his life in both the traditional Zuni and modern Anglo worlds