N. SCOTT MOMADAY
Kiowa Tribe
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2018 - Writing N. Scott Momaday is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel, “House Made of ...
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JIM THORPE
Sac and Fox Nation
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2018 - Athletics Athlete and the first Native American to win Olympic gold medals for the United States, Thorpe is ...
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MARIA TALLCHIEF
Osage Nation
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2018 - Arts Tallchief was an American ballerina and was considered America’s first prima ballerina, the first Native American to ...
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LORI PIESTEWA
Hopi Tribe
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2018 - Military United States Army soldier Lori Piestewa was the first Native American woman in history to die in ...
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BILLY MILLS
Oglala Lakota Sioux
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2018 - Athletics Billy Mills was an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 10,000-meter run at the 1964 Olympics, at the ...
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WILMA MANKILLER
Cherokee Nation
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2018 - Government Wilma Mankiller was a community organizer and the first woman elected to serve as principal chief of ...
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ALLAN HOUSER/HAOZOUS
Chiricahua Apache
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2018 - Arts Allan Houser/Haozous was a sculptor, painter, and book illustrator. He is one of the most renowned Native ...
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JOHN HERRINGTON
Chickasaw Nation
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2018 - Science John Herrington is a retired United States Naval Aviator and former NASA astronaut. He was the first ...
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LADONNA HARRIS
Comanche Nation
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2018 - Advocacy Ladonna Harris is the founder and president of Americans for Indian Opportunity. As a national leader, she ...
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