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Mary Alice Admiral Archambaud (Molly Spotted Elk)
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Spotted Elk, Molly
Molly Spotted Elk
1903 Born on Indian Island, eldest child of Horace Nelson, a future Penobscot Governor, and Philomena Solis Nelson, a celebrated basket maker. In Penobscot her given name is “Molly Dellis.” After her mother’s early death, Molly raises her seven brothers and sisters; studies native dancing to support her family.
1920-1922 (ca.) Studies anthropology and native cultures at the University of Pennsylvania, scrubbing floors at night.
1923-1927 (ca.) Dances in vaudeville and touring troupes across the United States and Canada.
1928-1929On location in Ontario for over a year, stars as “Neewa” in Paramount silent movie classic ‘The Silent Enemy,” (released 1930).
1931Sails for France as American Indian representative in ballet corps of the International Colonial Exposition.
1936 Appears in such Hollywood classics as “Last of the Mohicans” (1936), “The Good Earth” (1937), and “Lost Horizon” (1937).
1936(ca.)Returns to France; studies at the Sorbonne, and dances at the Fontainbleau Conservatory of music.
1940After France fall to the Nazis, flees on foot over the Pyrenees with her young daughter. Arrives at Old Town in July.
1974Molly’s be
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Molly Spotted Elk, a Penobscot Scholar Who Also Danced on Stage
In the fall of 1931, 27-year-old Molly Spotted Elk was far from home and unsure about marrying her French journalist lover. She didn’t know if two people from such different worlds could work it out.
Molly Spotted Elk
Molly Spotted Elk was the stage name for Mary Alice Nelson, a Penobscot Indian who won acclaim for her dancing in Paris. Shortly after she arrived in France, she met Jean Archambaud, a reporter for Paris Soir newspaper. Soon he was writing passionate love letters to her.
She decided to say ‘yes’ after she remembered the true story of a 17th century French nobleman who came to Acadia, married an Indian princess and became a leader of her tribe.
Throughout her life, Molly Spotted Elk felt ambivalent about her role in the dominant culture. She acted out the stereotype of the sexy savage to meet the racist expectations of white people. At the same time she strove for their acclaim as an entertainer, as a writer and as an anthropologist.
Molly Dellis
Mary Alice (Molly Dellis in Penobscot) Nelson was born Nov. 17, 1903 on Indian Island in Old Town, Maine. Her father, Horace Nelson, was the first Penobscot to attend Dartmouth College. He studied there for a year and became a governor of the