Vine Deloria Jr.

Vine Deloria Jr.

male, deceased (2005)
Oglala Lakota, University of Colorado alumni, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, university of colorado at boulder, Anthropologist, University of Arizona…national congress of american indian, NativeAmerican, american anthropological association, national museum of the american indian
Vine Deloria, Jr. was an author, theologian, historian, and activist. Deloria was the grandson of Tipi Sapa "(Black Lodge)" aka Rev. Philip Joseph...
Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo

female
writer, Creek tribe, American, Tulsa, creek, NativeAmerican…Academy of American Poets
The love of language that Harjo possesses comes from her father's grandfather who was a full-blood Creek Baptist minister and her mother who...
R. C. Gorman

R. C. Gorman

male, deceased (2005)
death by pneumonia, jackie onassis, New York Times, NativeAmerican, navy, artist…Northern Arizona University
Rudolph Carl Gorman (July 26 1931 - November 3 2005) was a Native American artist of the Navajo nation. Referred to as "the Picasso of American...
Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton

male, 67 years old
Danke Schoen, Mr. Las Vegas, actor-singer, Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast, actor, musician…from Arizona, NativeAmerican, American
Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942, in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over...
Jacoby Ellsbury

Jacoby Ellsbury

male, 26 years old (Madras, Oregon, United States)
Boston Red Sox player, Boston Red Sox, 2007 World Series, minor league baseball, Portland Sea Dogs, Major League Baseball…NativeAmerican, Arizona Fall League
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in Madras, Oregon) is a minor league baseball player who is currently the # 1 prospect in the...
Dan Namingha

Dan Namingha

male, 59 years old
Santa Fe, Keams Canyon, Arizona Tewa, From Santa Fe, New Mexico, American, artist…NativeAmerican
Dan Namingha (born in 1950) is an important Native American painter and sculptor. He was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona and is a member of the...
Karen McDougal

Karen McDougal

female, 38 years old
playmate of the year, Playboy, American, Playboy Playmate, film actor, actor…From Phoenix, Arizona, NativeAmerican
Karen McDougal (born March 23 1971) is an American model and actress. She is known for her appearances in "Playboy" magazine as Playmate of the...
Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

male, deceased (1999)
buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Spirit of '76, cameo, Cameo appearance, Gueydan, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm…American, native american flute, NativeAmerican, Native American flautist
Iron Eyes Cody (April 3, 1904 - January 4, 1999) was an actor born in Gueydan, Louisiana. He was born Espera De Corti, the son of Sicilian...
Geronimo

Geronimo

male, deceased (1909)
convert to Christianity, from Arizona, NativeAmerican, American folklore, apache, chiricahua
Geronimo (June 16 1829-February 17 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the...
Cochise

Cochise

male, deceased (1874)
American folklore, From New Mexico, from Arizona, apache, chiricahua, leader…NativeAmerican
Cochise (A-da-tli-chi = "hardwood", also Cheis) (c. 1815-June 8, 1874) was a chief (a "nantan") of the Chokonen ("central" or "real" Chiricahua)...