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Lyda Conley (Wyandot, 1874–1946), first Native American female attorney, and first Native American woman admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Wyandot Nation activist and attorney; Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Crow Creek Sioux poet and novelist; Hilda Coriz, Kewa Pueblo potter; Cuhtahlatah, 18th-century Cherokee heroine
Males. John; William; James; Charles; George; Frank; Joseph; Thomas; Henry; Robert; Edward; Harry; Walter; Arthur; Fred; Albert; Samuel; David; Louis; Joe; Charlie ...
Eagle Woman That All Look At (Lakota: Waŋblí Ayútepiwiŋ, [1] [a] [wə̃bli ajutepiwɪ̃] also known as Matilda Picotte Galpin; c. 1820 – December 18, 1888) was a Lakota activist, diplomat, trader, and translator, who was known for her efforts mediating the conflicts between white settlers, the United States government, and the Sioux.
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Crow Creek Sioux author, poet, editor, and co-founder of the Wíčazo Ša Review; David Cusick, Tuscarora illustrator and author, ca.1780–ca.1831; Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Tlingit author and poet; Philip J. Deloria, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [11] Ella Cara Deloria, Yankton Dakota/Standing Rock Sioux, 1889–1971
Siouxsie is a female given name created by singer Siouxsie Sioux in September 1976 when she co-founded Siouxsie and the Banshees. [1] Siouxsie Sioux's first name was Susan; she chose the word Sioux because of her love for the Sioux Native Americans - that she had expressed since her childhood.
The name "Sioux" was adopted in English by the 1760s from French. It is abbreviated from the French Nadouessioux , first attested by Jean Nicolet in 1640. [ 3 ] The name is sometimes said to be derived from " Nadowessi " (plural " Nadowessiwag "), [ 5 ] an Ojibwe exonym for the Sioux meaning "little snakes" [ 6 ] or enemy [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ...
This is a list of Native American firsts.Native American people were the first people to live in the area that is now known as the United States. [1] This is a chronological list of the first accomplishments that Native Americans have achieved both through their tribal identities and also through the culture of the United States over time.
Zitkala-Ša with her violin in 1898. Zitkala-Ša was born on February 22, 1876, on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota.She was raised by her mother, Ellen Simmons, whose Dakota name was Thaté Iyóhiwiŋ (Every Wind or Reaches for the Wind).