When recognizing contributions to our country, the First Americans must be remembered.
Worked to bridge gap between native healers and medical doctors in an effort to eradicate tuberculosis among the Navajos Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 Second woman elected to …
Annie Dodge Wauneka (1907-1997): Improved Health Standards for the Navajo People Read More »
Will Rogers was a part-Cherokee American who grew up in Indian Territory and began his career in vaudeville doing rope tricks; he went on to become one of the most popular entertainers 
and writers of his day.
Documented her life as a Native American in an autobiographical book published in 1883 Spoke forcefully for her people at a time when women had no political clout at all …
Sarah Winnemucca (ca. 1844-1891) Educator and Advocate for Native Americans Read More »
Showed great talent in art and broke ground in a field that was not welcoming to women or people of color.
Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief was born on an Indian reservation in Fairfax, Oklahoma in 1925. Her mother was of Irish and Scottish descent and her father was a member of the Osage tribe.
Native American community activist, tribal chief and tribal legislator Wilma Mankiller served her people as a Cherokee Chief from 1985-95, making her the first woman to lead a major tribe. …
