Dr Barbara L Riley
Dr. Barbara Riley is the first person from her hometown of Dillingham, Alaska, to become a physician and the first Alaskan Native appointed to the medical staff at Alaska’s Kanakanak Hospital.
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Dr Bernadette T Freeland-Hyde
Dr. Bernadette Freeland-Hyde has served the Salt River Maricopa Indian Community since 1999.
Ka‘oana‘eha
Hawaiian royal
Natawista Iksina
Natawista, or Medicine Snake Woman, played a crucial role as a cultural and political intermediary in the mid-1800s.
Lena Horne
Legendary singer/actor Lena Horne has fought against racism in the entertainment industry throughout her career and against racial discrimination in this country throughout her life.
Piu-uina
Piu-uina exemplifies the ways Indigenous women navigated the mission system as they lived their lives.
Ruth Ke’elikōlani
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani was an advocate for Hawaiian culture who was best known for defending the town of Hilo during the 1880–1881 eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano
Ka’ahumanu
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was one of the most powerful women in Hawaiian history, whose decisions would affect her people for centuries.
Pelagia Melgenak
Pelagia Melgenak’s story shows a grit and determination to survive as an individual but also as a vessel to help a culture survive.
Ola Mildred Rexroat
The only Native American WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)