December 20, 2023 Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota Tribe) Sean Sherman, 46, founder of the Sioux Chef and Indigenous Food Lab, is working to teach Indigenous people about ancestral
December 20, 2023 Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw Nation) Jeffrey Gibson grew up in major urban centers in the United States, Germany, Korea, England and elsewhere. He is also
December 20, 2023 Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee Nation) Wilma Mankiller (born November 18, 1945, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.—died April 6, 2010, Adair county, Oklahoma) Native American leader and activist,
December 20, 2023 Maria Tallchief (Osage Nation) In 1942, at the age of 17, Maria Tallchief moved to New York City to pursue her dreams of becoming
December 20, 2023 Quannah Chasinghorse (Navajo Nation) Quannah ChasingHorse is a model and Indigenous activist. Since a Calvin Klein campaign in 2020 cemented her status as one
December 20, 2023 Bertha Cody (Seneca Nation) Native, Seneca (1907-1978) Bertha Cody is considered the first woman Native American archaeologist and ethnologist in the United States. Since
December 20, 2023 Thomas David Petite (Chippewa Nation) Thomas David Petite, Inventor, Chippewa (1956- ) Preferring to be called by his middle name David, Petite’s full Native affiliation
December 20, 2023 Edna Paisano (Nez Perce Tribe) Edna Paisano, Statistician, Nez Perce/Laguna Pueblo (1948-2014) Edna Lee Paisano was a demographer and statistician. She received her bachelor’s degree
December 20, 2023 Louise Erdrich ( Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) Louise Erdrich is an American author who has published 28 fiction, non-fiction, children’s, and poetry books. An enrolled member of
December 20, 2023 John Herrington (Chickasaw Nation) John Herrington, Astronaut, Chickasaw (1958- ) John Herrington is a retired U.S. Naval Aviator, engineer and former astronaut. While climbing