Kenneth Conway Jr.
Estate lead and lead plaintiff. Kenneth Conway Jr. speaks for the Estate’s legal position and family-directed advocacy.
Blackfeet history · Family-led advocacy
Honor the man. Preserve the legacy.
Chief John Two Guns White Calf was a Blackfeet leader, diplomat and cultural figure whose image became known across America. His descendants are working to protect his story, restore the erased history of his daughter Rosa White Calf-Sharp, assert the Estate’s rights and bring the family’s voice to Washington, D.C.
Chief Two Guns White Calf, historic photograph
Blackfeet leaderRemembered for diplomacy, cultural stewardship and public advocacy
1913The Buffalo nickel entered circulation
2024CA-139Estate matter in Blackfeet Tribal Court
The man behind the image
More than a symbol
The familiar portrait is only one part of the story. Chief Two Guns White Calf represented his people in public life, traveled with Blackfeet delegations and helped carry cultural memory through a period of extraordinary pressure.
Leadership rooted in responsibility
John Two Guns White Calf was the son of Chief White Calf. He became widely known beyond Blackfeet country through delegations, public appearances and newspaper coverage, but his significance begins at home: as a family member, advocate and leader.
Accounts remember a man who moved between worlds without surrendering his identity. He spoke for Blackfeet interests, participated in diplomatic visits and stood for the survival of ceremony and culture.
This page centers the person and the family—not only the famous images later associated with his likeness.
His daughter · Her own story
Rosa White Calf-Sharp
A name the family refuses to let disappear
Rosa White Calf-Sharp was Chief Two Guns White Calf’s daughter. According to the family’s account, she was forced to assimilate through the boarding-school system and later compelled to marry a man about 30 years her senior.
Her story was pushed from view. She became lost in systems that separated Indigenous children from family, language and identity, and even her name was erased from much of the public record.
The Estate’s work is for Rosa, too. Reclaiming this history means defending not only Chief Two Guns White Calf’s image and lineage, but also the daughter whose life carries the human cost of that history.
Rosa deserves to be named, remembered and restored to her rightful place in her family’s story.
Securing the Estate
A registered family estate business
The family has taken a foundational step to protect and carry forward the Estate’s work. John Two Guns White Calf Family Estate LLC is a domestic limited liability company formed in Montana, registered on July 21, 2026.
- Registered name
- John Two Guns White Calf Family Estate LLC
- Montana filing number
- 17291887
- Entity type
- Domestic limited liability company
- Status
- Active and in Good Standing
- Registered
- 07/21/2026
Active legal matter
The Estate’s case
The Estate is pursuing claims concerning the commercial use of Chief Two Guns White Calf’s image and related consultation obligations. Because the matter is active, statements about responsibility and relief are allegations and positions advanced by the Estate, not final court findings.
The Estate’s position is that decisions involving the Chief’s likeness and legacy should not be made without meaningful participation by his descendants. The case raises questions of authorization, right of publicity, historical accountability and federal consultation.
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Consent and authority
Who had authority to approve commercial use of the Chief’s likeness—and whose voice was missing?
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Recognition and remedy
The Estate seeks recognition of the family’s interests and appropriate legal remedies.
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Consultation and participation
The family maintains that future decisions affecting this legacy must include the Estate at the table.
- Court
- Blackfeet Tribal Court
- Case number
- 2024CA-139
- Estate lead
- Kenneth Conway Jr.
- Status
- Active matter
A national image, a family story
Reclaiming the historical record
Chief Two Guns White Calf has long been associated in public memory with the profile on the Buffalo nickel and with imagery used by the Washington football franchise under its former Redskins branding. Some historical attributions remain disputed; the family’s lived history and legal claims deserve precise, careful telling.
Accuracy over slogans
The Estate’s work is not limited to an argument about an image. It is about the dignity of a Blackfeet ancestor, the role of descendants in decisions about his legacy and the difference between public mythology and a complete historical record.
“He was not merely a symbol. He was a leader, a diplomat, a husband and an ancestor.”
The Redskins logo and the Washington Commanders
For decades, the profile associated with Chief Two Guns White Calf was the face of the Washington Redskins logo, one of the most recognizable marks in the National Football League. After the franchise retired the Redskins name, it competed briefly as the Washington Football Team and now plays as the Washington Commanders. Through every rebrand, the man behind that image and his descendants have remained largely absent from the story.
Fight42Guns exists to change that. The John Two Guns White Calf Family Estate LLC is pursuing recognition, authorization and consultation over the commercial use of the Chief’s likeness, so that the family represented in that famous logo has a voice in how it is remembered, and so that searches for the Redskins logo, the Washington Commanders and Chief Two Guns White Calf lead back to the family’s own record.
Support the family’s work
Help bring the Two Guns family to Washington, D.C.
The family is organizing an educational and cultural initiative in Washington, D.C. Your contribution helps make family travel, public education and the work of preserving Chief Two Guns White Calf’s legacy possible.
The showcase is a ticketed, formal evening, and tickets are on sale now. Tickets are $75 — public sale is limited to 50, so the family can hold the rest of the room for family, press, and sponsors. For everyone who has carried this story with us, the night will also stream live online. A virtual seat is $5 — stand with the family from wherever you are, and be counted.
- Family travel and participation
- Educational and cultural programming
- Historical documentation and public awareness
- Media and community outreach
Tickets and giving: https://givebutter.com/chief-two-guns-white-calf-estate-cultural-showcase-xbtzm4
Monday, November 23 — National Press Club. After the showcase, the family gives a formal press statement at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.: a recap of the Washington week, reporting where things stand and pushing the agenda forward — Chief Two Guns Stadium, and protecting Section 106 consultation for all tribal nations. Credentialed press only. Press RSVP by November 18: https://forms.gle/LxnHTtnM3BEuwGeQ9
Family-led
Clear roles. One purpose.
The Estate’s public work is led by family and supported by dedicated legal, communications and community partners.
Press & media relations
Media coordination supports accurate coverage, public education and direct access to the Estate’s authorized representatives.
Historical image source: Montana History Portal. Campaign details and secure giving: Givebutter.
For immediate release · November 6, 2026 — Family of Chief Two Guns White Calf: venue secured, tickets on sale, and a formal press statement set for November 23
ESTATE OF CHIEF TWO GUNS WHITE CALF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2026
Media contact: Morningstar Gopher — (406) 233-9851
Family of Chief Two Guns White Calf Calls for National Healing: Chief Two Guns Stadium and an Executive Order for All Tribal Nations
Venue secured in Washington, D.C. — tickets now on sale — as descendants renew request for a meeting with the President during Native American Heritage Month, November 19–24
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Estate of Chief Two Guns White Calf today renewed its request, first submitted on October 8, 2026, for a meeting with the President of the United States, and announced that the family will bring two requests to Washington: support for naming the new stadium at the RFK site the Chief John Two Guns White Calf Memorial Stadium — Chief Two Guns Stadium — and an executive order strengthening the commitments of the United States to all tribal nations.
“As a nation, we are healing. As Indigenous people, there are still a lot of open wounds — and right now, we need to find the issues that can bring us together,” said Morningstar Gopher, treasurer of the Estate and a great-great-great-granddaughter of the Chief. “My grandfather is not a mascot. He was a respected man. A leader, all across Indian Country.”
No NFL stadium has ever been named for a Native American. Naming the stadium for an individual involves the District of Columbia and the National Park Service as well as the team; presidential support would bring every party to the same table. “America is a melting pot of cultures, history, and diversity,” Gopher said. “And what brings us together like nothing else? Football. On game day, we celebrate with loved ones and root for our favorite team. Compassion, love and respect is where we start.”
The family’s second request is an executive order requiring genuine consultation with tribal nations before federal actions affecting tribal lands, waters, and sacred places — with a tribal nation’s silence never treated as its consent — expanding co-stewardship of ancestral lands, and placing the promises already made to Indian Country, including those in Savanna’s Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, on firm deadlines.
At the center of that request is Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act — the law that requires the federal government to consult tribal nations before it approves projects that affect our lands, our waters, and our sacred places. That protection is under threat in Congress right now, and it is the biggest worry in Indian Country. Our family knows what is at stake: we formally requested Section 106 consultation on the RFK stadium redevelopment in April 2025. Consultation is not a courtesy. It is a promise the United States made, and it must be kept — a tribe’s silence must never be treated as its consent.
“We are not coming only for ourselves,” Gopher said. “Healing is not a word. It is a signature, and a name on a stadium, and a country pulling together. We intend to ask the President to do both.”
Nationz2Nations, Inc., in collaboration with the Estate, will present the cultural showcase on Friday, November 20, 2026, at a ballroom in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood, and will hold a press conference at the National Press Club on November 23, 2026. Tickets for the showcase are $75 and are now on sale through the family’s campaign page at givebutter.com (Chief Two Guns White Calf Estate Cultural Showcase); seating is limited, and a $5 Virtual Seat is available for those joining the livestream from home. The family’s story and the full showcase details are at www.fight42guns.com.
About the Estate. The Estate of Chief Two Guns White Calf represents the direct descendants of Chief Two Guns White Calf (Blackfeet), whose portrait became one of the most recognized Native images in American life. The family works to protect the Chief’s name and legacy and to advance the interests of tribal nations. About Nationz2Nations. Nationz2Nations, Inc. is a Montana nonprofit dedicated to cultural preservation, cultural exchange, and events that bring tribal nations together. ###
For immediate release · October 12, 2026
Family Proposes Redskins White House Summit
Official press statement of the Estate of Chief Two Guns White Calf. Media contact: Morningstar, press and media relations, Estate of Chief Two Guns White Calf — (406) 233-9851 · twogunswhitecalfestate@gmail.com
WASHINGTON — The family of Chief John Two Guns White Calf, the Blackfeet chief whose likeness became one of the most iconic images in American sports, is speaking up for itself — and proposing a White House summit on the restoration of the Washington Redskins name and logo, with the family’s direct participation and blessing.
“There have been too many narratives, too many discussions, too many people speaking up for our family,” said Morningstar, the family’s press and media relations lead. “Now we are speaking up for ourselves, fighting for the recognition we deserve. This November we are coming to DC for a Redskins Summit, in partnership with Nationz2Nations and the Two Guns White Calf Estate. We’ve reached out to tribes all over the country to stand with us. We are advocating for a meeting with the President to see if he will help push the naming rights for the new RFK Stadium now under development.”
The family has formally requested a meeting with the White House to discuss the proposal, including naming rights for the new stadium at the RFK site: the John Two Guns White Calf Memorial Stadium. No NFL stadium has ever been named for a Native American.
“I am the attorney for the family of Chief John ‘Two Guns’ White Calf, representing their concerns and seeking to bring the Washington Commanders and NFL leadership to the table to discuss restoring the Redskins name and logo. The family was never consulted about the name and logo’s removal and considers that decision an erasure of their ancestor’s history and legacy. My goal is to ensure their voices are heard and pursue a meaningful dialogue that honors Chief White Calf and gives his family a direct role in decisions affecting his legacy,” said Denise Rosado, attorney for the family.
The family’s proposal includes: renaming the new RFK stadium for Chief Two Guns White Calf; the return of the name and a redesigned logo that more accurately reflects the Blackfeet chief, supported by Washington fans; and a coinage reissue of the Indian Head coin bearing a closer likeness of the actual chief.
“We would like to see a positive dialogue with the Washington Commanders management to explore bringing back the Two Guns White Calf image to the NFL,” said Merlin Harwood, manager of the John Two Guns White Calf Family Estate LLC. “We want to bring our family’s heritage and lineage descendancy questions to a close and engage in meaningful dialogue to bring back the image of our great-grandfather’s likeness — with the blessing of his direct family descendants.”
Brock Conway, a legal researcher for the estate and the Chief’s great-great-grandson, said the family never had a voice in the decisions made about the name: “The family never got a say in the whole name issue and were never asked by anyone as to what we thought or felt about the Redskins name.” He added: “Can we restore honorable and respectful nation-to-nation relations? Our proposal advances renaming the stadium the John Two Guns White Calf Memorial Stadium.”
Kenneth Conway, the estate’s lead, said the family wants the Chief’s image used only with the family’s permission: “We want people to stop using his image without the permission of his family. I would like to see a meaningful tribute to our grandfather, Chief Two Guns, in the naming rights for the new stadium. A Native leader having a stadium named after him would be a once-in-a-lifetime event — Indian Country united as one on this issue.”
The family will be in Washington, D.C. on November 20 for a cultural showcase honoring the Chief — singers, speakers on Blackfeet history, an educational exhibit on his life, and a press conference — presented by the Montana nonprofit Nationz2Nations in collaboration with the estate. More than one hundred tribal nations have been contacted to stand with the family.
About Chief Two Guns White Calf: Chief of the Blackfeet Nation (d. 1934). His likeness was the basis for the Washington football team’s logo from 1971 to 2020.
About the estate: The John Two Guns White Calf Family Estate LLC, a Montana limited liability company, stewards the Chief’s legacy, image, and likeness rights on behalf of his direct descendants.
Media coverage
In the News
PowWows.com · November 6, 2026
The Glenn Beck Program · October 26, 2026 (the family as guests)
The Hodgetwins · October 23, 2026K96 FM · October 21, 2026Washington Examiner · October 20, 2026Descendants of tribe chief who inspired Washington Redskins image fight to restore name and logoNewsmax · October 20, 2026Native Chief’s Family Seeks Redskins Name ReturnDaily Caller · October 20, 2026Total Pro Sports · October 20, 2026KTVQ / Q2 News · October 17, 2026Grace Stewart reports from Billings, Montana
Scripps News · October 2026Syndicated
Media coverage
AS SEEN ON
KTVQ / Scripps News — The family’s story, told in Montana (video)Washington Examiner — Descendants of tribe chief who inspired Washington Redskins image fight to restore name and logoNewsmax — Native Chief’s Family Seeks Redskins Name ReturnDaily Caller — Descendants Of Chief Who Inspired Redskins Logo Want Name Back