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Pōmare IV

Pōmare IV was the regnant queen of the Kingdom of Tahiti from January 1827 until her death in September 1877.

Queen Salamāsina lived in 16th century Samoa and held the paramount position of Tafa‘ifā, after acquiring four papā or district titles. Her elevation to the highest chiefly ranks was a dynastic move by her relatives.

Sālote Toupou III

1900s Queen of Tonga

Tarereenore

Aboriginal leader from the nineteenth century that organised an armed resistance against white colonists in now-Tasmania, Australia.

Ana Hamu

Ana Hamu was a leading member of the Ngāpuhi iwi people in Paihia, Aotearoa.

Quaiapen

She became saunkskwa, or female sachem, of the Narangasset and Niantic peoples in 1657

Alliquippa

Alliquippa was a prominent leader of the Seneca nation for at least a decade before her death in December 1754.

Awashonks

Awashonks was a sachem, or chief, of the Sakonnet people in present-day Rhode Island, North America. She was not born into this royal role but had proved herself as a powerful leader.

RoseAnne Archibald

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, which represents 634 First Nations with 900,000 members. She was elected on 8 July 2021 and is the first woman to hold the position.

Putahaie

Putahaie, likely born in the mid eighteenth century, was the wife of Temotei’i of Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva, in the Marquesas and was a significant landholder in the western part of the island’s bay.