Myrna Mack
Myrna Mack Chang was a respected Guatemalan anthropologist who was stabbed to death in 1990 by members of the Guatemalan military due to her criticism of the government’s treatment of the indigenous Maya and human rights abuses.
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Gregoria Apaza
Gregoria Apaza was an indigenous Aymara/Aimara leader in Bolivia. In 1781, she, along with her brother Julian Apaza (Tupac Katari) and sister-in-law Bartolina Sisa, played key roles in the indigenous uprising against Spanish colonial rule in Bolivia. They besieged La Paz and Sorata but were defeated and executed.
Elizabeth Kelso
New Zealand journalist, editor, community leader
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Indian independence activist
Ngingali Cullen
Aboriginal Australian activist and nurse
Vai Stanton
Aboriginal Australian welfare worker and elder of Kungarakany and Gurindji descent
Dr LaNada War Jack
LaNada War Jack is an indigenous activist, who since childhood, has fought to preserve Native American identity and tribal rights.
Pat Turner
Aboriginal Australian feminist and indigenous rights activist
Nanye-hi
Cherokee Beloved Woman and political leader
Chipeta
Diplomat and a Native Americans rights advocate, she is the only known woman to ever be allowed to sit on a Ute tribal council.