Marie-Rose Piwapiskus
Plains Cree catechist and educator
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Amanda Blackhorse
Amanda Blackhorse served as the named plaintiff in the 2006 lawsuit Blackhorse et al v. Pro-Football Inc. Blackhorse continues to fight for justice and respect for Native Americans and is one of many Native American activists who deserves credit for the proposed name change from the Washington Football Team.
Janet Mock
New York Times bestselling author Janet Mock continues to make history as a writer, director, and advocate. In 2018, Mock became the first transgender woman of color to write and direct an episode of television. Most recently, she signed a three-year multimillion-dollar contract with Netflix, making her the first openly transgender woman of color to sign a deal with a major content company.
Cora Reynolds Anderson
She organized the first public health service in Baraga County, bringing the first public health nurse to the region.
Ta-bu-ce
The first cultural demonstrator at Yosemite National Park
Juana Karen
Mexican writer, teacher and translator. ral manager.
Dr Sharon M Malotte
Dr. Sharon Malotte was the first indigenous Nevadan to become a doctor in 1989.
Dr Susan Potts Sloan
Dr. Susan Sloan co-founded the Intertribal Alliance of Medical Students in Minneapolis in 1996 and served as its first president.
Dr Susan Veronica Karol
Dr. Susan Karol was first woman of the Tuscarora Indian Nation to become a surgeon in 1988 and the first woman to be made chief of surgery at Beverly Hospital in Massachusetts in 1996.
Dr Victoria M Stevens
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Victoria M. Stevens practiced in Globe, Arizona, in the same town where she was born. As a woman physician and a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe, she served as a role model for young women interested in following in her footsteps.