{"id":538,"date":"2020-05-24T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T20:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayfarchives.com\/45314063\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:01:11","slug":"historical-early-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ayfarchives.com\/home\/?page_id=538","title":{"rendered":"Historical Early Leaders 1925-1940"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Historical Early Leaders<\/em> were instrumental in their dedicated and supportive roles during the first 15 years of the camp, and include, among others, Marie Shaver &nbsp;(first woman on permanent staff), Ernest Thompson Seton (introduced Lakota Sioux tribal traditions and names), &nbsp;and Kodaya (poet and philosopher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-size has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-noto-sans-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-weight has-custom-lineheight has-custom-letterspacing\" style=\"font-family:Noto Sans;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0.1px;font-weight:400;font-size:16px\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/roijsyulgjpmtw3\/AACqylVFRHOiualzZTg1Jy6wa?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Adams, E. 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