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Native American women had a longer path to full voting rights in North Dakota. In June 1924, the Indian Citizenship Act was passed, which should have allowed all Native American women to vote in the state. [28] However, it wasn't until 1958 that Native American women who did not denounce their tribal affiliations could vote in the state. [31]
In 2010, Defender Wilson was one of four Native American women invited to present the 16th annual Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Lecture at the University of South Dakota. [33] In 2015, at age 85 she received a United States Artists fellowship of $50,000. She was the first person from North Dakota and the first storyteller to win the award. [7]
Ruth Anna Buffalo is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th District, from December 1, 2018 to December 1, 2022. She is the first Native American Democratic woman elected to the North Dakota Legislature. [1]
Waheenee was born to Want-to-be-a-woman and Small Ankle, both of the Native American Hidatsa tribe. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but is believed to be circa 1839. [1] She also had a brother, Wolf Chief. Recovering after a smallpox epidemic in 1837, the Hidatsa moved to the newly created Like-a-Fishhook Village in North
Juanita Jean Smith Boyd Helphrey (March 2, 1941 – January 5, 2018), also known as Maaodagabagi Oxhaadish or White Flower, was a Native American community leader, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, active in the work of the United Church of Christ denomination. She was executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission of ...
Tillie Fay Walker (July 11, 1928 – February 3, 2018), also known as Hishua Adesh (Blossoming Mint), was an American civil rights activist and community leader. She was an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. She helped recruit and organize Native American participants in the Poor People's Campaign led by Martin Luther ...
A member of Standing Rock in North and South Dakota, Phyllis Young has been an American Indian rights activist (Lakota/Dakota) for more than 40 years. She is most widely known for her leadership role in the anti-Dakota Access Pipeline struggle in 2016 and 2017. [1]
first Native American elected to the North Dakota Legislature: Arthur Raymond (Lakota) (1970) [4] first Native American woman elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives: Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) (2018) [4]