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INDIGENOUS FIRSTS
Paulette Molin Arlene Hirschfelder Yvonne Wakim Dennis
A History of Native American Achievements and Events
INDIGENOUS FIRSTS tells the stories of:
- Suzanne Van Cooten, Ph.D., Chickasaw Nation, the first Native female meteorologist in the country
- Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, Wampanoag from Martha's Vineyard, graduate of Harvard College in 1665
- Debra Haaland, the Pueblo of Laguna, U.S. Congresswoman and Secretary of the Interior
- Sam Campos, the Native Hawaiian who developed the Hawaiian superhero Pineapple Man
- Thomas L. Sloan, Omaha, was the first Native American to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
- William R. Pogue, Choctaw, astronaut
- Johnston Murray, Chickasaw, the first person of Native American descent to be elected governor in the United States, holding the office in Oklahoma from 1951 to 1955
- The Cherokee Phoenix published its first edition February 21, 1828, making it the first tribal newspaper in North America and the first to be published in an Indigenous language
...and many more!
With more than 200 photos and illustrations, this information-rich book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index. This vital collection will appeal to anyone interested in America's amazing history and its resilient and skilled Indigenous people.
- Suzanne Van Cooten, Ph.D., Chickasaw Nation, the first Native female meteorologist in the country
- Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, Wampanoag from Martha's Vineyard, graduate of Harvard College in 1665
- Debra Haaland, the Pueblo of Laguna, U.S. Congresswoman and Secretary of the Interior
- Sam Campos, the Native Hawaiian who developed the Hawaiian superhero Pineapple Man
- Thomas L. Sloan, Omaha, was the first Native American to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
- William R. Pogue, Choctaw, astronaut
- Johnston Murray, Chickasaw, the first person of Native American descent to be elected governor in the United States, holding the office in Oklahoma from 1951 to 1955
- The Cherokee Phoenix published its first edition February 21, 1828, making it the first tribal newspaper in North America and the first to be published in an Indigenous language
...and many more!
With more than 200 photos and illustrations, this information-rich book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index. This vital collection will appeal to anyone interested in America's amazing history and its resilient and skilled Indigenous people.
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Published 2022-10-01 by Visible Ink Press |