Historical Figures
This teenager served as a vital guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
They are the largest Indian reservation in the United States, exceeding the size of ten U.S. states.
Who are the Navajo Nation?
This 2022 Predator prequel features a Comanche warrior named Naru and was the first major film to be dubbed in the Comanche language.
What is Prey?
A legendary Olympic athlete who won gold in 1912, he is often considered one of the greatest athletes in history.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
A member of the Pueblo of Laguna, she made history in 2021 as the first Native American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet Secretary.
Who is Deb Haaland?
Born in 1855, this Apache leader and medicine man led a legendary 30-year resistance against Mexican and U.S. military forces in the Southwest
Who is Geronimo?
This Oregon confederation is located 32 min west of Salem, Oregon and is composed of more than 30 Tribes and bands.
Who are the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde?
This FX comedy-drama, created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, follows four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma.
What is Reservation Dogs?
This Oglala Lakota runner pulled off a stunning upset in 1964 to become the only American to ever win gold in the Olympic 10,000 meters.
Who is Billy Mills?
In January 2025, after nearly 50 years in prison, this American Indian Movement (AIM) activist was released from federal custody.
Who is Leonard Peltier?
As the first woman to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, she revitalized her community’s healthcare and education.
Who is Wilma Mankiller?
This Oregon confederation is composed of three distinct groups: the Wasco, the Paiute, and the Sahaptin-speaking Tenino people.
Who are the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs?
In 2024, she became the first Native American woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
This Oregon native and member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes won two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and led the American League in stolen bases three times.
Who is Jacoby Ellsbury?
A citizen of the Muscogee Nation, she served as the first-ever Native American U.S. Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022.
Who is Joy Harjo?
Famous for his principled resistance to forced relocation, this Nez Perce leader led his people on a 1,170-mile retreat toward Canada.
Who is Chief Joseph?
Headquartered in Chiloquin, this Oregon group is a confederation of three peoples: the Modoc, the Yahooskin, and the people for whom the tribes are named.
Who are the Klamath Tribes?
This 2024 Marvel series features Maya Lopez, a member of the Choctaw Nation, and was the first to center on an Indigenous superhero.
Who is Echo?
This Navajo/Pueblo golfer, a former college teammate of Tiger Woods, is the only full-blooded Native American to play on the PGA Tour.
Who is Notah Begay III?
This Cheyenne and Arapaho author, and 2025 MacArthur Fellow, followed his breakout novel There There with the 2024 epic Wandering Stars.
Who is Tommy Orange?
She was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, later practicing medicine on the Omaha Reservation.
Who is Susan La Flesche Picotte?
Known to be the smallest Native American tribe in all of the United States—even today. With only 16 surviving members left, they're in danger of extinction.
Who are the Augustine Band of the Cahuilla Indians?
This Oneida actor earned an Academy Award nomination for his breakout role as Kicking Bird in the 1990 film Dances With Wolves.
Who is Graham Greene?
Nicknamed "Chief," this Ojibwe pitcher won three World Series titles with the Philadelphia Athletics and was the first Native American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Charles Albert Bender?
In 2002, this Chickasaw Nation citizen became the first Native American to fly into space, carrying a tribal flag and a traditional flute aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
Who is John Herrington?