Enoch Kelly Haney, born November 12, 1940 in Seminole, Oklahoma, served as the principal chief of the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma, and served in both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. He was also an artist and his creation The Guardian is the bronze statue that sits atop the Oklahoma State Capitol.
He graduated from Prairie Valley High School in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Bacone College in Muskogee. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Oklahoma City University and served in the Oklahoma National Guard.
He was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1980 to 1986 and then was elected to the Oklahoma Senate from 1986 to 2002. He went on to be the Chief of the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma from 2002 to 2005.
He passed away in April 2022.
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