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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
Phyllis Young was born on February 24th, 1949 on the Standing Rock Reservation, which lies on the border of North and South Dakota.The Standing Rock Indian Reservation is mainly controlled by the Sioux Nation, who were driven out of their homes due to westward expansion in the 1800's.
Ellen Moves Camp (1931–2008)) [1] was an Oglala woman who played a critical role in activism for Indians in America. [2] Her name became known when Dick Wilson, a chairman elected to oversee their reservation, started heavily persecuting the Native Americans that lived there. [3]
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two Native American women are ...
The MMIW movement has gained significant national attention, largely due to the efforts of Native women activists and lawmakers. [20] The issue of violence against Native women, exacerbated by legal complexities involving jurisdiction on tribal lands, has led to calls for legal reforms and increased federal support.
Native American women who werre involved in warfare. Pages in category "Native American women in warfare" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
Parker describes her activism and resilience to resist despite hardships as "warrior status". [26]: 212 She has been the recipient of numerous awards relating to her activism and tribal outreach, including the Native Action Network's 2010 Enduring Spirit Award, [19] [23] the National Indian Education Association's 2011 Parent of the Year Award, [21] the Daughters of the American Revolution's ...
Matilda "Tillie" Black Bear (Lakota: Wa Wokiye Win, meaning Woman Who Helps Everyone; [1] December 10, 1946 – July 19, 2014) [2] was a Lakota anti-domestic violence activist known as the Grandmother (Unci) of the Grassroots Movement of Safety for Native Women. [3] She worked as an activist, therapist, school counselor, nonprofit administrator ...