Heroes come in all kinds of packages.   In fact,  many heroes are not even recognized  –  least of all during their own lifetimes.   But with the recently observed Native American Day,  I thought I would share a few of mine  –  some that you may have heard of,  and other lesser-known aborigines of North America.   This is not by any stretch of the imagination,  a comprehensive list. It would be like trying to list all your favorite white people. The great Olympian Jim Thorpe

A long-time friend recently commented after reading our latest newsletter, that I was really doing a lot on reservations these days. She doesn’t know the half of it. I’ve been working with Native America since my previous life as a documentary producer and script-writer for the National Park Service, Public Television and the tribes themselves.  My ex-husband and business partner is a Cheyenne-River Sioux (Hunkpapa and Miniconjou), but most of our work was on the nearby Pine

Although Shebby Lee Tours started as a local sightseeing company with the slogan, “we lend insights to the sights”, it wasn’t until 1993 that we expanded beyond our standard fare of western national parks and moved toward what would become our hallmark.  That was the year we developed that iconic symbol of America’s westward expansion movement, the Oregon Trail.   Beginning in Kansas City, the itinerary followed the trail across the plains and mountains, ending in Oregon City