Deb Haaland
Secretary Deb Haaland made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary.
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Thanadelthur
1700s Chipewyan woman
Kateri Tekakwitha
The first North American indigenous person to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church
Rosalinda Guillen
Rosalinda Guillen is a farmworker and justice leader as well as the Executive Director of Community to Community Development.
Susan Balbas
Susan Balbas is the co-director of the Na’ah Illahee Fund, an organization based in the Pacific Northwest which focuses on supporting Indigenous communities and environmental conservation efforts.
Tracy Rector
Tracy Rector is a storyteller, educator, filmmaker, coordinator, co-founder of Longhouse Media non-profit organization, multi-media artist, and a 2016 Stranger Genius.
Rosalie Fish
Rosalie Fish is a Native American woman who fights for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Yvonne Swan
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
Heather Purser
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
Brenda Itta-Lee
Iñupiaq activist who advocated for the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).