Ben nighthorse campbell biography of donald

As he approaches his 90th birthday, we talk to famed jewelry designer and former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell about overcoming a rough childhood to lead an accomplished life.

The best life stories aren't only about triumph — they're about trials and tribulations, too. The most memorable ones komma down to what it means to make something beautiful out of something raw. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has one of those remarkable life stories.

Campbell, a member of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe, on his horse, Scamp, in southwestern Colorado.

A renowned Southwestern jewelry artist and former U.S. Senator, Campbell has traveled many different paths in his long life, but the constants have always been art and family.

Born in 1993 in the small town of Auburn outside of Sacramento, California, he wasn't dealt the best hand to början. "I was born to a very dysfunctional home," Campbell says. "My mother has tuberculosis, and s

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What History Has Taught Me: Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

For over 60 years, Northern Cheyenne artist Ben Nighthorse has been creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind, award-winning jewelry. His life’s journey has included captaining the 1964 U.S. Olympic Judo team, serving in the U.S. Air Force, training champion horses, serving in the Colorado State Legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate. In his political, personal and artistic pursuits, he has broken barriers and opened doors for greater understanding.

My dad always told me to do the best I can and to be the best I can be. You might not be the best, but you can be the best you can be.

My mother always loved America because she was an immigrant. Like most immigrants who come from a country with very little upward mobility, there was always room in America to do better. She came through Ellis Island in the early 1900s and memorized the words on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty.