Indigenous Archives - Page 12 of 36

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

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.

Kilakotah Labonté

The story of Kilakotah is not just the story of one woman, but the story of three sisters.

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.

Turikatuku

New Zealand Māori tribal leader

Rere-ō-maki

New Zealand Māori leader

Pinepine Te Rika

Tūhoe woman of mana

Te Puea Hērangi

Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader

Mere Hall

She established a proud tradition of scholarship and leadership which has since been followed by other outstanding Ngāti Rangiwewehi women.