Julia Wades-in-Water, shown in this painting, was the wife of Wades-in-Water, the tribal sheriff for the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. In 1905, after he became sheriff, she became the first Native America female police officer in the nation, and she worked in that capacity for about 30 years.
Click image to download a 4.2-MB PDF of this calendar.
Curiously, instead of illustrating her life’s work, as the previous year’s calendar did for her husband, the borders of this calendar imitate the bead and leather work of her ceremonial clothing. It is quite attractive, but it may indicate some sexism on the part of Great Northern graphic designers.
Apparently starting with this calendar, the map under the calendar pad was replaced with a 500-or-so-word description of the person in the painting. This one says that Julia’s name was originally Under Owl Woman. About her service as a policewoman, it simply says she was the first female police officer in Montana. I’ve included a photo of this description with the PDF of the calendar.