Chief Bender

Chief Bender

male, deceased (1954)
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender (May 5, 1884 <sup>1<;/sup> - May 22, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the...
James Bartleman

James Bartleman

male, 70 years old
James Karl Bartleman KStJ, O.Ont, BA (born 24 December, 1939, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian diplomat, author, and the 27th Lieutenant-Governor...
Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis

female, deceased (1911)
Edmonia Lewis was the first African American and Native American woman to gain fame and recognition as a sculptor. At a time in America when slaves...
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

male, deceased (1710)
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 - 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the...

Wawatam

male
Wawatam (fl. 1762 - 1764) was an Ojibwa chief at Michilimackinac. He is known through his rescue of British trader Alexander Henry from the...

Carole Lafavor

female
Carole LaFavor is an Ojibwe novelist, activist, nurse, and mother. She is Two-Spirit and Lesbian identified and was a member of the President's...
Hanging Cloud

Hanging Cloud

female, deceased (1919)
Hanging Cloud (Ojibwa name Ah-shah-way-gee-she-go-qua ("Aazhawigiizhigokwe" in the contemporary spelling), meaning "Goes Across the Sky Woman") was...
Tommy Prince

Tommy Prince

male, deceased (1977)
Thomas "Tommy" Prince, MM (October 25, 1915-November 25, 1977) was one of Canada's most decorated war heroes, serving in World War II and the...

Enmegahbowh

male
Enmegahbowh was the first Native American to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. His name means "The man...