George Blue Spruce Jr. is recognized as the first American Indian
dentist in the United States. His life story reaches back to the
ancient Pueblo culture cherished by his grandparents and parents
and extends to state-of-the-art dentistry and the current needs of
the American Indian people. Blue Spruce's journey begins on the
Santa Fe Indian School campus with his parents' determination that
their children would excel academically and obtain college degrees.
After graduating from dental school, Dr. Blue Spruce planned to
return to the pueblos to treat his people. As it turned out, his
destiny reached far beyond: from the wilds of Montana to New York
City to San Francisco to South America and back to the United
States. In Washington DC, he presented the needs of American
Indians to Congress and lunched with the president. Throughout his
journey Dr. Blue Spruce has traveled between two cultures,
succeeding in mainstream society while keeping Pueblo tradition in
his heart. Facing prejudice and conquering adversity, he reached
the zenith of his career as director of the Phoenix Regional Indian
Health Service and achieving the rank of assistant surgeon general
of the United States.
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