Biographies of Indigenous Women

Updated October 8, 2025
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Biographies of Indigenous Women

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The first woman Cherokee Chief : Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Buckley, Patricia Morris
Paper Book
Find out all about Wilma Pearl Mankiller, the first woman Cherokee chief whose image appears on the U.S. quarter, in this Step 3 Biography Reader. In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She had to convince her people that the...
Native women changing their worlds
Cutright, Patricia J.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Provides an in-depth look at the lives of Indigenous women. Many of these women have faced unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse and extreme poverty--but ultimately became leaders in their fields and communities. The...
Buffalo Bird Girl : a Hidatsa story
Nelson, S. D.
Paper Book
This fascinating picture book biography tells the childhood story of Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born around 1839. Through her true story, readers will learn what it was like to be part of this Native American community that lived along the Missouri River in the Dakotas, a society that...
She sang promise : the story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader
Annino, Jan Godown
Paper Book
She Sang Promise is the compelling and inspiring story of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, one of modern America's first female elected tribal leader. With its lyrical, poetic text, and rich, vibrant illustration, this is a book to charm and amaze young readers. Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was...
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