Native American Women in History
Native American Women's History: resources for reading and research on individual "Indian" women.
Queen Lili'uokalani
A biography of Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii
A biography of Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii
Sarah Winnemucca Quotations
Select quotes from Sarah Winnemucca, 19th century Native American speaker and activist.
Select quotes from Sarah Winnemucca, 19th century Native American speaker and activist.
Lili'uokalani: Hawaii's Last Queen
A PBS "American Experience" film. On this companion website you'll find a timeline, a quiz, articles on Queen Lili'uokalani and the film, a bibliography, the program transcript and a teacher's guide.
A PBS "American Experience" film. On this companion website you'll find a timeline, a quiz, articles on Queen Lili'uokalani and the film, a bibliography, the program transcript and a teacher's guide.
La Malinche - Harlot or Heroine?
Doņa Marina, La Malinche, was an Aztec slave of the Spaniards under Cortes. Of noble origins, she served as interpreter for Cortes, and has been reviled since as a traitor to her people. This article credits her as a heroine, instead, helping "save Mexico from its brutal, blood-thirsty rulers."
Doņa Marina, La Malinche, was an Aztec slave of the Spaniards under Cortes. Of noble origins, she served as interpreter for Cortes, and has been reviled since as a traitor to her people. This article credits her as a heroine, instead, helping "save Mexico from its brutal, blood-thirsty rulers."
Wilma P. Mankiller
The Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award was presented in 1990 to Chief Wilma P. Mankiller, first woman to be Principal Chief for the Cherokee Nation. She's recognized for her activism.
The Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award was presented in 1990 to Chief Wilma P. Mankiller, first woman to be Principal Chief for the Cherokee Nation. She's recognized for her activism.
Wilma Mankiller
Mankiller was the first woman in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe: the Cherokee, second largest tribe in the US. In 1998, she was honored with a Distinguished Service Award.
Mankiller was the first woman in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe: the Cherokee, second largest tribe in the US. In 1998, she was honored with a Distinguished Service Award.
Ndee: The Children of Changing Woman
Profiles of individual Apache women, from an on online exhibit about Apache women, curated by Ernestine Cody, herself a Western Apachean woman.
Profiles of individual Apache women, from an on online exhibit about Apache women, curated by Ernestine Cody, herself a Western Apachean woman.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a guitarist and singer who popularized protest songs in the 1960s about Native American conditions and history. During her son's childhood the two appeared on Sesame Street. She has worked for indiginous peoples' rights including Indian women's issues.
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a guitarist and singer who popularized protest songs in the 1960s about Native American conditions and history. During her son's childhood the two appeared on Sesame Street. She has worked for indiginous peoples' rights including Indian women's issues.
Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
A chapter from Maria Tallchief's autobiography, accompanying a 1997 review by Laura Jacobs.
A chapter from Maria Tallchief's autobiography, accompanying a 1997 review by Laura Jacobs.
Nancy Ward
(Nan'yehi) A recognized leader of the Cherokee people, she worked against encroachment on Indian lands whether by treaty or purchase while her adoption of European weaving and dairy farming brough far-reaching cultural change.
(Nan'yehi) A recognized leader of the Cherokee people, she worked against encroachment on Indian lands whether by treaty or purchase while her adoption of European weaving and dairy farming brough far-reaching cultural change.
Sarah Winnemucca
A biography of Sarah Winnemucca, a Native American woman who converted to Christianity and became an educator and lecturer and Indian rights activist. She was able to defend the rights of the Paiute people and also defended their beliefs and way of life.
A biography of Sarah Winnemucca, a Native American woman who converted to Christianity and became an educator and lecturer and Indian rights activist. She was able to defend the rights of the Paiute people and also defended their beliefs and way of life.
Zitkala-Sa: Impressions of an Indian Childhood
A first person account, originally published in Atlantic Monthly in 1900. Part of a larger collection (scroll to the bottom for Zitakala-Sa's works).
A first person account, originally published in Atlantic Monthly in 1900. Part of a larger collection (scroll to the bottom for Zitakala-Sa's works).