Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and PresentAn accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this beautifully illustrated collection. From luminaries of the

his long journey through the prison system

The writings included range from the personal to the political

ranging from analgesics

“This is conquered land

and landscape of the earth reveal a land that has never stopped brimming with beauty

city athletic clubs

to post-Removal stories that often employ Native humor to present the Cherokee side of history to Cherokee and non-Cherokee alike

from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment

and the Seneca Indian School (Oklahoma)

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His father returns to the family after years away only to bring chaos and instability

and selected stories from the rooms of AA meetings are presented for each of the 52 weeks of the year