Wendell George

Wendell George culminated seven years as a Boeing engineer with the Apollo Moon Program by presenting his technical paper on Cape Kennedy's telemetry checkout station at the 1966 Boston Aerospace conference. He continued writing when he returned to the Colville Indian Reservation by combining modern science with ancient tribal stories in his first book, Coyote Finishes the People. His Last Chief Standing book described how seven generations of his family survived the colonizing holocaust. His...See more

Wendell George culminated seven years as a Boeing engineer with the Apollo Moon Program by presenting his technical paper on Cape Kennedy's telemetry checkout station at the 1966 Boston Aerospace conference. He continued writing when he returned to the Colville Indian Reservation by combining modern science with ancient tribal stories in his first book, Coyote Finishes the People. His Last Chief Standing book described how seven generations of his family survived the colonizing holocaust. His latest book, Raven Speaks, includes stories like: what it means to be First American, secrets of Spirit Chief, and Medicine Wheel mysteries. This book is about how the American Indian economy was changed from a free and independent system to a controlled one based on consumption. Ideas are presented that could help return liberty to everyone in the world. His engineering experience enabled him to discover the secrets of the Medicine Wheel which promotes peace. His great-grandfather, Chief Chilcosahaskt of the Entiat tribe, lived in three centuries from 1788 to 1903 and saw how the area was settled by the European immigrants. His grandfather, Chief Koxit George, was the first in his family to convert to a land-based living, a cattle ranch. His Dad, Moses George, was the last of the family to be born in a Tepee and served on the first Tribal Council. Wendell was elected to the Council almost fifty years later and also served as CEO of the tribal enterprises. After graduating from Washington State University in electrical engineering (BSEE) he spent fifteen years with Boeing at Seattle, Huntsville, and Washington D.C. That included missile programs, a submarine chaser, a computer-controlled transportation system, and the Saturn V Vehicle. He was on the Preliminary Design team for a Manned Mars Mission. His dad said on January 2, 1968 that his grandfathers' name meant "reaching for the sky" and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. He grew up on the Reservation and after Boeing returned to the Reservation as their tribal planner. He helped develop several new businesses for the tribe. He served eleven years on the Wenatchee Valley College, seven years on the Paschal Sherman Indian School, and eight years on the Omak school boards. Until retiring he operated a 100-acre apple orchard and a 150-head cattle ranch. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Omak, Washington and had six children, six grandchildren and recently the first great-grandchild. See less