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Te Ata | Mary Thompson Fisher
CHICKASAW NATION

Te Ata | Mary Thompson Fisher, Chickasaw Nation, was an award-winning storyteller and trained actress whose one-woman interpretations of American ...
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HENRIETTA MANN
SOUTHERN CHEYENNE

Henrietta Mann, Southern Cheyenne, is a celebrated activist, educator, professor, and leading figure in developing programs devoted to Native American ...
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JULIE KITKA
CHUGACH

Julie Kitka, Chugach, was a long-serving president of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) and served on Chugach's Board for ...
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VERONICA LEE HOMER
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES – MOHAVE

Veronica Lee Homer, Colorado River Indian Tribes - Mohave, was the first woman president of the National Congress of American ...
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FRANKLIN DUCHENEAUX
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX

Franklin Ducheneaux, Cheyenne River Sioux, played a crucial role in crafting virtually every landmark piece of Native American legislation before ...
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STANLEY CROOKS
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX

Stanley Crooks, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux, became a national Native American leader during his twenty-year tenure as Chairman of the Shakopee ...
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LANADA WAR JACK
SHOSHONE-BANNOCK

2023 – ADVOCACY LaNada War Jack, Shoshone-Bannock, is a Native American writer, and activist, she was the first Native American ...
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RICHARD TRUDELL
SANTEE SIOUX NATION

2023 – LAW Richard Trudell, Santee Sioux Nation, was the founder and executive director of the American Indian Lawyer Training ...
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MARK TRAHANT
SHOSHONE-BANNOCK

2023 – JOURNALISM Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is an author, editor, reporter, and former president of the Native American Journalists Association. ...
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LESLIE MARMON SILKO
LAGUNA PUEBLO

2023 – WRITING Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Pueblo, is an acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist. She was a recipient of ...
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