Native Women of Courage

Read ten biographies of both historic and contemporary woman leaders in the Native community who followed their paths, challenged traditional stereotypes, and fought discrimination against indigenous people.

The ten women featured include:

* Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg) Author, environmentalist, and vice-presidential candidate

* Susan Aglukark (Inuit) singer/songwriter and winner of 3 Juno music awards

* Wilma Pearl Mankiller (Cherokee) first woman Chief of the Cherokee Nation

* Sarah (Thocmetony) Winnemucca (Paiute) the first Native American woman to write &publish a book

* Maria Tallchief (Osage) Co-founder of the Chicago City Ballet and prima ballerina with the
New York City Ballet

* Mary Kim Titla (San Carlos Apache) the first Native American television news reporter in Arizona

* Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (Maliseet) petitioned the UN on behalf of First Nations women's rights & won

* Suzanne Rochon-Burnett (Metis) first woman to be granted a Canadian FM broadcasting license

* Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake (Mohawk) author and early advocate for Native women's rights

* Lorna B. Williams (Lil'wat First Nation) developed Native curriculum for First Nations schools in Canada