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Annie Mae Aquash (Mi'kmaq name Naguset Eask) (March 27, 1945 – mid-December 1975 [1] [2]) was a First Nations activist and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada. . Aquash moved to Boston in the 1960s and joined other First Nations and Indigenous Americans focused on education, resistance, and police brutality against urban Indigenous peo
Lyda Conley (1874–1946), Wyandot activist and first Native American woman admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court [25] Crystalyne Curley, first female speaker of the Navajo Nation Council [26] Ada Deer (1935–2023), Menominee activist and the first Native American woman to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs [27]
Pages in category "Native American activists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 237 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 65-year-old activist, economist, and environmentalist is a staunch advocate for the Native American community. She is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) enrolled member of the Mississippi Band ...
Chase Iron Eyes (born March 6, 1978) [2] [3] is a Native American activist, attorney, politician, and a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.He is a member of the Lakota People's Law Project and a co-founder of the Native American news website Last Real Indians. [4]
TIERRA AMARILLA, New Mexico (Reuters) -A New Mexico judge on Friday found probable cause to try a counter protester for attempted murder for shooting a Native American activist at a protest over ...
The shooting, in September 2023, severely wounded Jacob Johns, of Spokane, Washington, a well-traveled activist for environmental causes and an advocate for Native American rights who is of H
Winona LaDuke (born August 18, 1959) is an American environmentalist, writer, and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development.