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.
Indigenous Australian artist
American dancer and choreographer
Indigenous Australian artist known for her traditional weaving of items like eel traps
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.
Walmatjarri elder, community activist, and blues and gospel singer-songwriter
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.
Aboriginal Australian shellwork artist
Known for her beautiful “medicine leaf” motif, Petyarre first began gaining attention in the late 1970s for her batik works.
Māori composer, pianist and music teacher