American Indian Women

Native American women warriors
Black and white portrait of Susan La Flesche Picotte on a photo card from the shoulders up.
How Susan and Rosalie La Flesche Made Omaha History
Black and white portrait of Dat So La Lee seated in a chair and surrounded by six decorative baskets on the floor by her feet.
Basket Maker Dat So La Lee’s Artistry was a Means of Survival
Candid photo of Elena Terry smiling holding a white dish full of colorful beans, peppers, and corn tilted away from her.
Chef Elena Terry Cultivates Ancestral Seeds to Help Heal Her Community
Design of the quarter with Zitkala- Ša from the waist up holding a book. The words “author, activist, composer” are beside her.
Zitkala-Ša, Native American Citizenship and Rights Activist Honored on New Quarter
Black and white portrait image Maria Tallchief
Danced into History: Maria Tallchief Quarter Release
Photograph of a woman wearing a face mask with beaded flowers
Pandemic Face Masks by Native Women Artists
Illustration of two women, holding each other's hand and holding their other fist in the air. One woman has light brown skin and the other has dark brown skin.
Together We Lift The Sky: yəhaw̓ and Black-Indigenous Artists Advance Social Justice
A screenprint of a dress with beading and ribbons. This print is mostly yellow with blue and red accents.
Artist Dyani White Hawk Honors Women Leaders and Nurturers
Blue dress made of shiny synthetic fabric with silver, red, and brown accents. Metal cones adorn the skirt. Above the left breast sits a patch that reads Never Forgotten SPC Lori Piestewa.
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Mitchelene BigMan's Color Guard Dress
Painting of a canoe, filled with faces, full bodies, and animals fish, snake and others. Primarily painted with white, black, and primary colors. Some paint in these colors drips down across the canvas.
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Adrift, but Not without Hope
Portrait of Zitkala-Sa
Portraits of Zitkala-Sa by Gertrude Käsebier

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Graphic featuring photo of Grace Thorpe with a Nuclear Free Zone sign and an illustration of Thorpe speaking with a community member.
Grace Thorpe Protected Native Lands