For more than seventy years, the Minnesota-based writer and activist Meridel Le Sueur was a voice for oppressed peoples worldwide. Beginning in the 1920s, she championed the struggles of workers against the capitalist economy, the efforts of women to find their voices and their power, the rights of American Indians to their lands and their cultures, and environmentalist causes.
Australian Indigenous rights activist
Rosalie Fish is a Native American woman who fights for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
When she was found guilty of murdering her attacker and known predator in 1972, she was convicted by an all-white jury and became a symbol of women’s self-defense
Iñupiaq activist who advocated for the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
Colleen Echohawk is a community leader,who has dedicated her career to serve Indigenous people in Seattle, Washington.
In the realm of contemporary literature, Sasha Lapointe stands as a powerful voice, weaving narratives which resonate with the complexities of Indigenous experiences.
From Washington to D.C., Tulalip Tribe Vice-Chairwomxn Deborah Parker is a pillar of Indigenous leadership and activism about violence against Indigenous women.
Tlingit activist, civil rights hero and Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood
Native Amerian lawyer and activist