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Suffragist and activist, Zitkala-Sa (Yankton Sioux) Native American women influenced early women's suffrage activists in the United States. The Iroquois nations, which had an egalitarian society, were visited by early feminists and suffragists, such as Lydia Maria Child, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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.
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. She ...
Huerta, a New Mexico native, smiled at the fact that the street is adorned with her name. This comes after Dolores Huerta Day was recognized in Los Angeles on Wednesday — her 94th birthday.
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 ...
Wilma Pearl Mankiller was born on November 18, 1945, in the Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to Clara Irene (née Sitton) and Charley Mankiller. [4] [5] Her father was a full-blooded Cherokee, [4] [6] whose ancestors had been forced to relocate to Indian Territory from Tennessee over the Trail of Tears in the 1830s.
Tillie Fay Walker (July 11, 1928 – February 3, 2018), also known as Hishua Adesh (Blossoming Mint), was an American civil rights activist and community leader. She was an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. She helped recruit and organize Native American participants in the Poor People's Campaign led by Martin Luther ...
The Women's National Indian Association (WNIA) was founded in 1879 by a group of American women, including educators and activists Mary Bonney and Amelia Stone Quinton. Bonney and Quinton united in the 1880s against the encroachment of white settlers on land set aside for Native Americans in Indian Territory. They drew up a petition that ...