Female leaders of american indian tribes?
January 10, 2007 7:54 AM Subscribe
Can you name famous woman or female leaders of (north) american indian tribes?
Ok, i know Pocahontas, but are there any others...?
Ok, i know Pocahontas, but are there any others...?
Oh wait, Sacajawea wasn't a leader of a tribe. That'll teach me to read the question more carefully.
posted by amro at 8:01 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by amro at 8:01 AM on January 10, 2007
elouise cobell, treasurer of the blackfoot tribe, is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the u.s. bureau of indian affairs for mismanaging trust assets for over 100 years, which if it ever goes to trial, could result in the biggest judgment in the history of litigation on this planet.
posted by bruce at 8:09 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by bruce at 8:09 AM on January 10, 2007
I should think Sacajawea counts toward the 'famous women or" part of the question though, amro.
posted by cairnish at 8:18 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by cairnish at 8:18 AM on January 10, 2007
Best answer: I don't know if this is what your after, but this dialogue between Susan Shown Harjo and some idiots at ESPN show her to be a strong leader.
Suzan Shown Harjo: Native Americans are not monolithic, so not all of us think any one thing. The overwhelming majority of us at this time in our history see the Cleveland symbol as Little Red Sambo -- an embarrassment and shame on its promoters.
R-Skin Fan: Are you drunk???
Suzan Shown Harjo: As a political and health decision, I don't drink at all. Alcohol is a powerful medicine that weakens natural healing medicines, so it's not a good idea to mix medicines. Thank you for asking.
Burn, R-skin Fan. Buuurrrrrrrnnnnn.
posted by Sara Anne at 8:25 AM on January 10, 2007
Suzan Shown Harjo: Native Americans are not monolithic, so not all of us think any one thing. The overwhelming majority of us at this time in our history see the Cleveland symbol as Little Red Sambo -- an embarrassment and shame on its promoters.
R-Skin Fan: Are you drunk???
Suzan Shown Harjo: As a political and health decision, I don't drink at all. Alcohol is a powerful medicine that weakens natural healing medicines, so it's not a good idea to mix medicines. Thank you for asking.
Burn, R-skin Fan. Buuurrrrrrrnnnnn.
posted by Sara Anne at 8:25 AM on January 10, 2007
Wilma Mankiller, first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.
posted by junkbox at 8:36 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by junkbox at 8:36 AM on January 10, 2007
Best answer: Rigoberta Menchu, plus here's a general Wikipedia list of notable American Indian women.
posted by Sara Anne at 8:38 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by Sara Anne at 8:38 AM on January 10, 2007
Well, if you count Hawaii, there was Queen Lydia Liliuokalani.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:54 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:54 AM on January 10, 2007
There have been a bunch in Canada, most notably Roberta Jamieson of the Six Nations band. Here's a pretty good list of them (in the last 50 years anyway.)
posted by loiseau at 9:06 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by loiseau at 9:06 AM on January 10, 2007
Brenda Commander is the current Tribal Chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians here in Maine.
posted by JanetLand at 9:40 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by JanetLand at 9:40 AM on January 10, 2007
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posted by JanetLand at 9:41 AM on January 10, 2007
posted by JanetLand at 9:41 AM on January 10, 2007
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posted by amro at 7:57 AM on January 10, 2007