Bíawacheeitchish
1800s Crow warrior famous for her courage and skill in battle.
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Jigonhsasee
According to Iroquois lore, Jigonhsasee (Jikonhsaseh, Jikonsase) was integral to the origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy dated to either the 12th or 15th century.
Lozen
Fames Native American warrior
Molly Spotted Elk
Molly Spotted Elk was a Penobscot actress, dancer, and writer
Old-Lady-Grieves-the-Enemy
Old-Lady-Grieves-the-Enemy was a Pawnee woman, not a warrior, who rallied her community to defend the sacred village of Pahaku against a raid by Ponca and Sioux raiding parties.
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
Cheyenne warrior famed for rescuing her brother during the Battle of the Rosebud in 1876.
Donna Hutchinson
Donna Hutchinson was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2007 until 2013. A member of an active political family, she also became involved in public affairs beyond her House service. She is a voting member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana.
Rosy Simas
American dancer and choreographer
Harriet Nahanee
Pacheedaht activist Harriet Nahanee made headlines in 2006 when the septuagenarian was arrested by Vancouver police protesting a highway expansion that would damage Eagleridge Bluffs land and ecosystems, in preparation for the 2010 Olympics.
Lillian Moyer
Tahltan elder Lillian Moyer was 67 when she was arrested in 2006 in northern British Columbia and a First Nations blockade that had been preventing a mining company from exploring the Todagin Plateau for copper and gold.