VERONICA LEE HOMER
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES – MOHAVE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2023 – WRITING Leslie Marmon Silko, Laguna Pueblo, is an acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist. She was a recipient of ...
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WILL SAMPSON
MUSCOGEE CREEK
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2023 – ENTERTAINMENT (1933-1987) Will Sampson, Muscogee Creek, was an actor, artist, and rodeo competitor before passing away in 1987. ...
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JOE DE LA CRUZ
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION
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2023 – GOVERNMENT (1937-2000) Joe De La Cruz, Quinault Indian Nation, brought intelligence and charisma to the struggle to bring ...
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