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Richard Twiss was an American educator, author, and Native American leader. He was a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and was a leader in the Native American Church. He was the founder and president of Wiconi International, a Christian organization that works to bring healing and reconciliation between Native Americans and non-Native Americans. Twiss was born on June 11, 1954, in Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota. He attended the University of South Dakota and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies. He also attended the University of Denver and received a Master of Arts degree in American Indian Studies. Twiss was a leader in the Native American Church and was a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. He was the founder and president of Wiconi International, a Christian organization that works to bring healing and reconciliation between Native Americans and non-Native Americans. He was also a member of the National Indian Education Association and the National Congress of American Indians. Twiss wrote several books, including One Church, Many Tribes: Following Jesus the Way God Made You, Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way, and Native American Theology. He was also a speaker and lecturer at various universities and conferences. Twiss passed away on February 8, 2013, at the age of 58. He was survived by his wife, four children, and four grandchildren.

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Occupation Educator, Author
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 11 June, 1954
Birthday 11 June
Birthplace Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
Date of death February 9, 2013,
Died Place Washington, D.C.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Katherine Twiss

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2013

On February 6, 2013, Twiss suffered a major heart attack in Washington, D.C. He died on February 9, with his wife and sons at his side. His interment was next to his father at Black Hills National Cemetery.

2011

In 2011, he earned a doctorate in Inter-Cultural Studies (cultural anthropology, primal and folk religions and the history of Christian mission) from Asbury Theological Seminary.

1989

Twiss was a Board Member of the Christian Community Development Association, founded by John M. Perkins in 1989.

1972

In 1972, Richard Twiss was a participant in the forced occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Building in Washington, D.C., with the radical political group, the American Indian Movement. Twiss later became a Christian minister, author, and public speaker. He married his wife Katherine in 1976 and had four grown sons, residing in Vancouver, Washington since 1981.

1954

Richard Twiss (June 11, 1954 – February 9, 2013) was a Native American educator and author. He was a member of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. He was the Co-Founder and President of Wiconi International (Lakota: Wee-choe'-nee, lit. 'life').

1927

Richard's father, Franklin "Buster" Twiss (May 7, 1927– August 17, 1999) was an enrolled member of the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota tribe in South Dakota and was a SFC Army veteran. His mother, Winona LaPointe is from the Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Norris, South Dakota, and she attended the St. Francis Indian Mission School as a young girl through high school graduation.

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