National Native American Hall of Fame

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LADONNA HARRIS
COMANCHE NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2018 - Advocacy, LaDonna Harris was the founder and president of Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO). As a national leader, ...
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VINE DELORIA, JR.
STANDING ROCK SIOUX

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2018 - Writing, Vine Deloria, Jr., author, theologian, lawyer, historian, and activist, served as executive director of the National Congress of ...
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ELOUISE COBELL
BLACKFEET NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2018 - Advocacy, Elouise Pepion Cobell (“Yellow Bird Womanâ€), fought tirelessly for government accountability, and for Native Americans to have ...
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LIONEL BORDEAUX
ROSEBUD SIOUX

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2018 - Education, (1940-2022) Dr. Lionel Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota) was a long-time educator and the second president of Sinte Gleska College on ...
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WES STUDI
CHEROKEE NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Arts From small-town Oklahoma Native to internationally-acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background ...
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MARY GOLDA ROSS
CHEROKEE NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Science, Mary Golda Ross was the first known Native American female engineer and the first female engineer in ...
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PASCAL POOLAW
KIOWA TRIBE

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Military, Recognized as America’s most decorated Native American soldier, Pascal Poolaw served with the United States Army in ...
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ELIZABETH PERATROVICH
TLINGIT NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Advocacy, Elizabeth Peratrovich was a civil rights activist in Alaska. In the 1940s, she was credited with advocacy ...
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RICHARD OAKES
MOHAWK NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Advocacy, Just 30 years old when he died in 1972, Mohawk activist Richard Oakes holds a very special ...
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OREN LYONS
ONONDAGA NATION

By National Native American Hall of Fame | Jan 27, 2021
2019 - Spiritual, Chief Oren Lyons is a faith keeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs, Haudenosaunee (Six ...
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