Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie

male, 43 years old (Washington, United States)
Gonzaga University alumni, Washington State University alumni, Roman Catholic, Coeur d'Alene tribe, From Spokane, From Seattle…Washington writer, American, NativeAmerican
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966 in Spokane, Washington) is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of...
Washington Irving

Washington Irving

male, deceased (1859)
U.S. minister to Spain, United States Ambassador to Spain, New York lawyer, historian, New York writer, Biographer…American, NativeAmerican
Washington Irving was an American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van...
Henry Schoolcraft

Henry Schoolcraft

male, deceased (1864)
Geographer, Geologist, Anthropologist, NativeAmerican, Native Americans' rights activist, geography…American, from Washington County, Missouri
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (March 28, 1793-December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of...
James Welch

James Welch

male, deceased (2003)
Blackfeet tribe, Gros Ventre tribe, French culture, Chevalier dans l'Ordre Des Arts et des Lettres, Blackfeet, browning…american experience, NativeAmerican, American, Native American Renaissance, University of Washington
James Welch (1940-August 4 2003), born in Browning, Montana, was an award-winning U.S. author and poet. His father was a member of the Blackfeet...
Richard White

Richard White

male, 62 years old
environmental historian, Michigan State University, environmental history, American West, American, organization of american historian…NativeAmerican, University of Washington, historian specializing in the American West
Richard White (born May 28, 1947) is an American historian, a past President of the Organization of American Historians, and the author of...
Handsome Lake

Handsome Lake

male, deceased (1815)
Christian, Seneca, quaker, NativeAmerican, american indian, Seneca tribe…Washington D.C., American Revolutionary War, Native American in the American Revolution
Handsome Lake or Ganioda'yo (1735 - 10 August 1815) was a Seneca religious leader of the Iroquois people. He was also half-brother to Cornplanter....

Mecosta

male
from Michigan, First Nations leader, NativeAmerican, leader, Potawatomi tribe, Potawatomi…Treaty of Washington
Mecosta was a 19th century Potawatomi chief. His name means "Big Bear". Mecosta was born near what is today Big Rapids, Michigan. Mecosta County,...
Dale E. Kildee

Dale E. Kildee

male, 80 years old (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
Michigan State House of Representatives, Michigan's 9th Congressional District, Michigan State Senate, United States Census, 1990, 9th district, 1990 Census…NativeAmerican
Dale Edward Kildee (b. September 16 1929, Flint, Michigan) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan...
Link Wray

Link Wray

male, deceased (2005)
Guitar effects, overdrive, Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr, Shawnee tribe, fuzz, American…NativeAmerican, Washington DC
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitar player most noted for pioneering a new sound for electric guitars in his hit 1958...