PASCAL POOLAW
KIOWA TRIBE
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2019 - Spiritual, Chief Oren Lyons is a faith keeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs, Haudenosaunee (Six ...
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HATTIE KAUFFMAN
NEZ PERCE TRIBE
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - Journalism, Hattie Kauffman started her broadcast career on college radio at the University of Minnesota. Next, she began ...
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FORREST GERARD
BLACKFEET NATION
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - Government, Forrest Gerard had a long and dedicated life of service. During World War II he served with ...
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BILLY FRANK, JR.
NISQUALLY TRIBE
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - ADVOCACY, (1931-2014) Billy Frank, Jr. was an environmental leader and treaty rights activist known for his grassroots campaign ...
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LOUISE ERDRICH
TURTLE MOUNTAIN CHIPPEWA
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - WRITING, (1954-) Louise Erdrich attended Dartmouth College from 1972 to 1976 and was part of the first class ...
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ADA DEER
MENOMINEE
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - ADVOCACY, (1935-2023) Ada Deer was one of the most prominent Native political activists of our time. She was ...
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LUCY COVINGTON
COLVILLE TRIBES
By National Native American Hall of Fame |
2019 - ADVOCACY, (1910-1982) Lucy Covington was a prominent tribal leader and political activist throughout her life. During the Termination ...
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