Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa IndiansAlbert Lee Ferris was born in 1939 on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in north-central North Dakota. The oldest of 4 sons born to Samuel Ferris and Dora Charette, he spent his formative years living in a multi-cultural family environment, with strong American Indian and Lebanese cultural influences from his family.
An enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Albert enjoyed hunting and fishing in the woods and lakes of the Reservation. Albert Lee died suddenly of illness in 1986 - cutting short what was a rapidly rising artistic star. His works are highly prized among members of the Little Shell Tribe and among others who experienced his realistic quality and style of his work. One of his many benefactors was former U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick. American Indian Arts and Crafts Bureau brochure for his showing at Anadarko in 1983
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Jan R LaVerdure Wallem
4/3/2018 01:18:27 am
The story of his art and history makes me feel proud!
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Chester Anderson ferris
11/6/2019 03:32:37 pm
We are not related. But I have a brother Albert McKlusky Ferris,
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Albert McCluskey Ferris
11/6/2019 04:11:10 pm
I can recite more than 30 First Nation Band Names thanks to Johnny Cash.
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