Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem crazy".[1][2]
Notable people with the name include:
- Albert Harjo (1937-2019), Muscogee artist
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), Absentee Shawnee/Seminole painter and printmaker
- Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake, 1846-1911), Muscogee warrior and activist
- Edmond Harjo (1917–2014), American Seminole Code Talker during World War II
- Joy Harjo (born 1951), Muscogee/Cherokee poet, musician, author, and U.S. Poet Laureate
- Osvald Harjo (born 1910), Norwegian resistance member
- Sharron Ahtone Harjo (born 1945), Kiowa painter
- Sterlin Harjo (born 1979), Seminole/Muscogee filmmaker and comedian
- Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), Muscogee/Cheyenne activist and policymaker
As middle name
edit- Lois Harjo Ball (1906–1982), was a Muscogee painter
- William Harjo LoneFight (born 1966), is president and CEO of American Native Services
See also
edit- Harjo, Oklahoma, unincorporated community in the United States
- Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder, Kiowa beadwork artist, regalia maker, curator, and museum professional of Muscogee and Seminole descent
- Harju, a Finno–Norwegian surname
Notes
edit- ^ Joy Harjo Reflects on the 'Spirit of Poetry'. PBS. 23 Aug 2007 (retrieved 2 July 2009)
- ^ Chitto Harjo. Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 13, Number 2, Page 139. June 1935 (retrieved 2 July 2009)
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