Dr Katie John
In 2019, the Alaska State Legislature designated May 31st as an official state holiday in honor of Dr Katie John for her contributions in defense of Alaska Native customary and traditional hunting, fishing, and gathering rights.
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Sarah Winnemucca
Winnemucca worked as both an interpreter and negotiator between American Indian tribes and the U.S. Army during the “Indian wars” that occured throughout the American West in the decades after the Civil War.
Cecilia Cruz Bamba
Chamorro woman orphaned at the age of nine during the Japanese attacks on Guam in 1941. Motivated by the grandmother who raised her, Bamba became a senator, businesswoman, and community leader.
Acoutsina
Inuit enslaved by Augustin Le Gardeur de Courtemanche at his trading post on Baie de Phélypeaux
Ohtowaˀkéhson
Head woman of the turtle clan of the Mohawks in the 1700s and 1800s
Toby Riddle
Toby Riddle was a Modoc woman who served as a translator for the US Army during the Modoc War of 1872 to 1873.
Kilakotah Labonté
The story of Kilakotah is not just the story of one woman, but the story of three sisters.
Alice Piper
Alice Piper, a 15-year-old Paiute student, made history in 1924 by successfully suing the Big Pine School District to integrate their classrooms and allow Indigenous students to attend their newly built school.
Turikatuku
New Zealand Māori tribal leader
Rere-ō-maki
New Zealand Māori leader