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Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926) Marcia Wallace, actress and comedienne (b. 1942) October 27 – Lou Reed, American singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1942) October 28. Nalini Ambady, Indian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1959) Ike Skelton, lawyer and politician (b. 1931)
Nimi McConigley, first Indian American women to serve in any American State legislature served in the Wyoming State Legislature from 1994 until 1996 (Republican) Aruna Miller , 10th Lt. Governor of Maryland and the first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States , [ 27 ] (Democratic)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American ...
2013 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade.
2010 – Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936) 2012 – Russell Arms, American actor and singer (b. 1920) 2012 – Louise Cochrane, American-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1918) 2012 – Daniel C. Gerould, American playwright and academic (b. 1928) 2013 – Gerry Day, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1922)
In 2013, he was recognized by the Native American Music Awards with a Hall of Fame award. [35] Means was an avid painter, with showings at various galleries around the country and the world. [citation needed] The American pop artist Andy Warhol painted 18 individual portraits of Russell Means in his 1976 American Indian Series.
In 2021, she became the first Indian American vice president. [59] She was elected vice president as the running mate of President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. This was a major milestone in Indian American history, and in addition to Harris, another 20 Indian Americans were nominated to key positions in the administration. [60]
Indigenous Peoples' Day [a] is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. [1] It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.