Elizabeth Bodine was a humanitarian who was given the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award

Roughrider Award

The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award is an award presented by the governor of the state of North Dakota. It is bestowed upon prominent North Dakotans.-Recipients:Note: date in parentheses indicates date of award...

 in July 1979 in recognition of the International Year of the Child

International Year of the Child

* Maureen Millicent Bomford founded International Year of The Child and it was endorsed by the United Nations. Maureen was born in Canterbury Punchbowl in 1930 and had four brothers. Her father was a Mayor and she always learned to appreciate the value of leadership. As the wife of a prominent...

. She was honored as the North Dakota Mother of the Year in 1968.

Born in Velva, North Dakota

Velva, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 436 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,359.7 people per square mile . There were 483 housing units at an average density of 626.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.33% White, 0.10%...

, Bodine spent many years volunteering to assist the Native American population in the Belcourt

Belcourt, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,440 people, 806 households, and 561 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 417.0 people per square mile . There were 856 housing units at an average density of 146.3/sq mi...

-area. Bodine contributed clothing and food to her relatives in Poland

Poland

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 during World War II

World War II

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 and sent boxes of clothing to Vietnam

Vietnam

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. Bodine was the mother of 18 children, each of whom received a post-high school education. Her ten sons received college degrees, and six of her daughters attended college while the other two daughters received business training. For 26 years, including ten summer sessions, one or more of her family was enrolled at Minot State College.