Mata Ortiz

Mata Ortiz

male
Mata Ortiz is a small village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, less than 100 miles from the United States/Mexican border. The community,...
Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo

female
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...
Lame Deer

Lame Deer

male, deceased (1976)
Lame Deer, (in Lakota "Tahca Ushte"; 1900 or 1903-1976, sources differ), also known as John Fire, John (Fire) Lame Deer and later The Old Man, was...
Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

male, 77 years old
Dennis Banks (born April 12, 1937), a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinaabe born on Leech Lake Indian...
Joanne Shenandoah

Joanne Shenandoah

female
Joanne Shenandoah is an Iroquois singer and acoustic guitarist. She is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation, of the Iroquois Confederacy....
Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

female, 30 years old
Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and occasional singer known for her roles in films such as "Sin City", "Rent", "Clerks...
Winona Laduke

Winona Laduke

female, 50 years old
Winona LaDuke , 37 years old, lives on the White Earth Chippewa Reservation in Northern Minnesota with her two children. LaDuke began working on...
Leslie Marmon Silko

Leslie Marmon Silko

female, 61 years old
Leslie Marmon Silko , a former professor of English and fiction writing, is the author of novels, short stories, essays, poetry, articles, and...

Paul Jones

male
Paul Jones was elected chairman of the Navaho Tribal Council in 1955.