Native American women

3 Native Women Who Influenced Indian Politics and Federal Policy

Dina Gilio-Whitaker

8/25/16

The turn of the 20th century was a time of intense change for American Indians. Native military resistance to U.S...

3 Historical Native Women You Might Not Know, But Should

Dina Gilio-Whitaker

7/25/16

In the category of “famous Native American women,” everyone has heard of Pocahontas and Sacajawea...

‘Seeds of Culture’: Matika Wilbur Tells Women’s Stories

Tanya H. Lee

5/8/16

Matika Wilbur, Swinomish/Tulalip, brought more than her finely-crafted photographs of American Indian and Alaska Native women to the opening of her exhibit at Harvard on April 28...

2 Native Women Elected to National Academy of Education

ICTMN Staff

3/10/16

Dr. Henrietta Mann, Tsetsehestaestse (Cheyenne) , and K. Tsianina Lomawaima (Mvskoke/Creek Nation) were recently elected to the National Academy of Education...

Women Are Our Strongest Warriors

Vincent Schilling

8/4/15

As a Native American man, and as a man who tries to live my life as a warrior, I would be nothing without the loving guidance of Native women that I know and care about....

‘Human Trafficking Will Become One of the Top Three Crimes Against Native Women’

Lynn Armitage

7/15/15

Earlier this month, the Montana Native Women’s Coalition (MNWC) facilitated the first-ever conference within the state’s Indian country on human trafficking—specifically addressing...