pwsbuilder

A woman with white hair and blue jewelry.

VERONICA LEE HOMER <br><span style="color:#f8d145">COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES – MOHAVE</span>

Veronica Lee Homer, Colorado River Indian Tribes - Mohave, was the first woman president of the National Congress of American ...
Read More
A man in suit and tie smiling for the camera.

FRANKLIN DUCHENEAUX <br><span style="color:#f8d145">CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX </span>

Franklin Ducheneaux, Cheyenne River Sioux, played a crucial role in crafting virtually every landmark piece of Native American legislation before ...
Read More
A man with white hair and wearing a suit.

STANLEY CROOKS <br><span style="color:#f8d145">SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX</span>

Stanley Crooks, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux, became a national Native American leader during his twenty-year tenure as Chairman of the Shakopee ...
Read More
A woman with long black hair wearing a necklace.

LANADA WAR JACK <br><span style="color:#f8d145">SHOSHONE-BANNOCK</span>

2023 – ADVOCACY LaNada War Jack, Shoshone-Bannock, is a Native American writer, and activist, she was the first Native American ...
Read More
A man with white hair and wearing a black jacket.

RICHARD TRUDELL <br><span style="color:#f8d145">SANTEE SIOUX NATION</span>

2023 – LAW Richard Trudell, Santee Sioux Nation, was the founder and executive director of the American Indian Lawyer Training ...
Read More
A man in a suit and glasses smiling for the camera.

MARK TRAHANT <br><span style="color:#f8d145">SHOSHONE-BANNOCK</span>

2023 – JOURNALISM Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is an author, editor, reporter, and former president of the Native American Journalists Association. ...
Read More
A woman with long hair wearing a blue shirt.

LESLIE MARMON SILKO <br><span style="color:#f8d145">LAGUNA PUEBLO

2023 – WRITING Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Pueblo, is an acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist. She was a recipient of ...
Read More
A man in a cowboy hat and jacket.

WILL SAMPSON <br><span style="color:'#f8d145'">MUSCOGEE CREEK

2023 – ENTERTAINMENT (1933-1987) Will Sampson, Muscogee Creek, was an actor, artist, and rodeo competitor before passing away in 1987. ...
Read More
A man in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone.

JOE DE LA CRUZ <br><span style="c">QUINAULT INDIAN NATION</span>

2023 – GOVERNMENT (1937-2000) Joe De La Cruz, Quinault Indian Nation, brought intelligence and charisma to the struggle to bring ...
Read More

Categories

Subscribe!