National Native American Hall of Fame

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KATHERINE SIVA SAUBEL<br><span>MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS</span>

2021 – Culture Katherine Siva Saubel, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, founded the Malki Museum at the Morongo Reservation in ...
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ERNIE STEVENS, SR.<br><span>ONEIDA</span>

2021 - Government Ernie Stevens, Sr., Oneida, served numerous leadership positions including as executive director of the Los Angeles Indian ...
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W. RICHARD WEST JR.<br><span>CHEYENNE / ARAPAHO TRIBES</span>

2021 - Arts W. Richard West, Southern Cheyenne, was the founding director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the ...
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N. SCOTT MOMADAY<br><span>KIOWA TRIBE</span>

2018 - Writing, Navarre Scott Momaday is a Kiowa novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His mother was a ...
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FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FUTURE HOME FOR THE NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HALL OF FAME

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGinny UnderwoodMarketing and Communications Managerginnyu@famok.org405.229.7210. First Americans Museum future home for the National Native American Hall of Fame ...
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JIM THORPE<br><span>SAC AND FOX NATION</span>

2018 - Athletics, Jim Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac & Fox ...
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MARIA TALLCHIEF<br><span>OSAGE NATION</span>

2018 - Arts, Maria Tallchief, original name Elizabeth Marie Tallchief (Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa) was considered America's first ...
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LORI PIESTEWA<br><span>HOPI TRIBE</span>

2018 - Military, Lori Ann Piestewa was a United States Army soldier killed in 2003, during the Iraq War. A ...
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BILLY MILLS<br><span>OGLALA LAKOTA SIOUX</span>

2018 - Athletics Billy Mills, also known as Tamakoce Te'Hila (Oglala Sioux), who was a track and field athlete, won ...
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WILMA MANKILLER<br><span>CHEROKEE NATION</span>

2018 - Government Wilma Mankiller was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to ...
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