Indigenous Archives - Page 13 of 44

Dr Patricia Nez Henderson

Dr. Nez Henderson was the first Native American woman to graduate from Yale University School of Medicine in 2000.

Patricia StandTal Clarke, M.D., who is part Eastern Band Cherokee (Wolf Clan), is a founding diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, an ordained Protestant minister, and a physician specializing in an integrative medical approach to treating patients.

Lula Mae O’Bannon

Lula Mae O’Bannon (Choctaw) used the opportunities in joining the US Coast Guard SPARS during World War II to expand her horizons and serve the United States’s war effort.

Lula Belle Everidge

Lula Belle Everidge served in World War II as one of the few Native American SPARS.

Valerie Martínez

Martínez, a poet, translator, and playwright, is the author of three books of poetry.

Dr Yvette Roubideaux

Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, served as director of the Indian Health Service and a senior adviser to the Health and Human Services Secretary for American Indians and Alaska Natives during the Obama Administration.

María Roselia Jiménez Pérez

María Roselia Jiménez Pérez has produced several children’s books in Tojolab’al and has composed several pieces of vocal music in her language as well.