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.
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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
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.
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.
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
African-American author, poet, and playwright, celebrated for her contributions to African American and Native American literature.
Sheila North
The first woman to be voted as the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief by First Nations leaders.
Amache Ochinee Prowers
Notable figure in Colorado’s history, known for her cultural and social influence.
Sonia Sanchez
American poet, writer, and teacher who played a pivotal role in the Black Arts Movement and authored more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children’s books.