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SPORTS ATHLETES:

SPORTS LEGENDS | SUPERSTARS
Jim Thorpe Sac & Fox 1887-1953	Billy Mills Oglala Lakota (Sioux) 1938-	Joe Hipp Blackfeet 1962-	John "Chief" Meyers Cahuilla 1880-1971
Lewis Tewanima Hopi 1888-1969	Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Narragansett 1914-1975	Clarence "Taffy" Abel Chippewa 1901-1964
PROFESSIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ATHLETES
Sonny Sixkiller Cherokee 1951-	Virgil Zwicker Kumeyaay-Ipai 1982-	Joseph Burton Lusieño 1990-	Kyle Lohse Nomlaski-Wintun 1978-
Mica Diaz Luiseño c. 1992	Rod Curl Wintu 1943-	Jackson Bussell Modoc Klamath 1978-2007	Phil Welmas Cahuilla 1891-1968
Peter Calac Rincon 1892-1960	Tyler Bray Potawatomi 1991-
AMATURE | COLLEGIATE | OLYMPICS
Mary Killman Potawatomi c. 1991-	Alvina Begay Navajo c. 1981-	Andrew Sockalexis Penobscot 1892-1919	Terae Briggs Crow 1997-
Malia Kipp Blackfeet Nation c. 19##
SCHOOL K-12 Standouts Contact Us to add your sports superstar...
Avellaka Arviso Lusieno c. 2000-	Silent Rain Espinoza Kumeyaay c. 2000-	Keyera Flores c. 2008-	Edward Hill Luiseno c. 2003-
Justin Jose Cahuilla c. 2005-	Madison Triplett KAW Nation 2006-

OBITUARIES:

Eventually one gets to the Medicine Wheel to fulfill one's life. - Old Mouse, Arikara We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. Stones crumble and decay, faiths grow old and they are forgotten, but new beliefs are born. The faith of the villages is dust now... but it will grow again... like the trees. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (1840-1904)
IN LOVING MEMORY
Ernest Salgado, Sr. Luiseño 1920-2012	Pat Salgado Soboba 1946-2014	Robert Salgado Luiseño 1942-2016	Rose Mary Salgado Luiseño 1956-2021
LRichard Salgado Sr Soboba 1944-2022	Nella Salgado Heredia Soboba 1927-2020	Lucas Miranda Pechanga 1939-2013	Lorena Dixon Luiseño 1922-2012
Everett Freeman Nomlaki 1931-2010	Jackson Bussell Modoc Klamath 1978-2007	Anna Prieto-Sandoval Kumeyaay 1934-2010	Katherine Siva-Saubel Cahuilla 1920-2011
Dennis Banks Ojibwe 1938-2017 Activist	Russell Means Oglala Lakota 1939-2012 Activist	Ben Magante Sr Pauma Band 1935-2016	Richard Milanovich Cahuilla 1942-2012
Dee Adams-Dumas Kumeyaay 1942-2009	Jane Dumas Kumeyaay 1924-2014	Bo Mazzetti Rincon 1947-2025

FAMOUS CHIEFS:

INDIAN CHIEFS, WARRIORS, LEADERS
Geronimo Apache 1829-1909	Chief Joseph Nez Percé 1840-1904	Benito Juarez Zapoteca 1806-1872	Cinon Mataweer Kumeyaay 1800s
Tecumseh Shawnee 1768-1813	Adam Castillo Cahuilla 1885–1953	Chief Hatam Kumeyaay c. 1805-1874	Charles Curtis Kaw 1860-1936
Captain Jack Modoc 1837-1873	Crazy Horse Lakota c. 1845-1877	Russell Means Oglala Lakota 1939-2012	American Horse Sioux c. 1800-1876
Anna Prieto-Sandoval Kumeyaay 1934-2010	Chief Dan George Tsleil-Waututh 1899-1981	Richard Milanovich Cahuilla 1942-2012	Victoriano Luiseño c.1788-1888
Black Hoof Shawnee c. 1740-1831	Cochise Apache 1812-1874	Red Jacket Seneca c. 1750-1830	Chief Seattle Duwamish c. 1780-1866
Shacknasty Jim Modoc c. 1851–1881	Red Cloud Lakota 1822–1909	Standing Bear Ponca c. 1834-1908	Sitting Bull Lakota c. 1831-1890
Chief Pontiac Ottawa 1720-1769	Osceola Seminole 1804-1838	Wilma Mankiller Cherokee 1945-2010	Chief Manuelito Navajo 1818-1893
Mangas Coloradas Apache c. 1793-1863	Mountain Chief Blackfoot c. 1848-1942
SIX 19TH CENTURY NATIVE AMERICAN LEADERS ON HORSEBACK (l-r) — Little Plume (Piegan), Buckskin Charley (Ute), Geronimo (Chiricahua Apache), Quanah Parker (Comanche), Hollow Horn Bear (Brulé Sioux), and American Horse (Oglala Sioux). Photo: Edward S. Curtis, circa 1900.

FAMOUS INDIANS:

POLITICIANS
Benito Juarez Zapoteca 1806-1872 President, Mexico	Charles Curtis Kaw 1860-1936 US Vice President
FAMOUS INDIANS
Adam Castillo Cahuilla 1885–1953 President, MIF	Maria Tallchief Osage 1925-2013 Prima Ballerina	Ishi Yahi 1860-1916 Cultural	Sacagawea Shoshone c. 1788-1812 Guide
Will Rogers Cherokee 1879-1935 Actor-Philanthropist	Rupert Costo Cahuilla 1906-1989 Philanthropists	John Herrington Chickasaw 1958- NASA Astronaut	Squanto Patuxet 1581-1622 Discovery
Russell Means Oglala Lakota 1939-2012 Activist	Dennis Banks Ojibwe 1938-2017 Activist	Shannen Koostachin Attawapiskat 1994-2010 Education Activist	Alice Piper Pauite 1908-1985 Rights Activist
FAMOUS INDIANS SERIES
	Top 10 FAMOUS CHIEFS SERIES	Top 10 FAMOUS ATHLETES SERIES
FAMOUS NON-INDIANS
Edward Curtis 1868-1952 Photographer	Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Genius	Martin Luther King Jr 1929-1968 Activist

COMMUNITY:

EDUCATORS
Dr. Joely Proudfit Luiseño	Dr. Kishan Lara Hupa-Yurok	Ernest Siva Cahuilla-Serrano	Shirley Murphy Lakota
Dr. Deborah Miranda Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen	Vickie Gambala Cherokee	Dr. Katie John Alaska Native	Howard Rainer Taos Pueblo-Creek
Ed Castillo Cahuilla	Dr. Niki Sandoval Chumash
CHAIRMEN (*former)
Leroy Elliott Manzanita	Dr. Anthony Pico Viejas	*Bobby L. Barrett Viejas	*Ernie C. Salgado Jr. Soboba
*H. Paul Cuero Jr. Campo	Bo Mazzetti Rincon
COMMUNITY
Denis Turner Rincon	Ron Christman Iipay	Hank Murphy Kumeyaay	Jane Dumas Kumeyaay
Randy Edmonds Kiowa-Caddo	Anthony Brandenburg Chief Judge ICSC	Cecelia Firethunder Lakota	Brandie Taylor Iipay
STUDENTS
Shane Larsen, 18 Lakota-Sioux Manifest Destiny	Shannen Koostachin Attawapiskat 1994-2010
IN THE MILITARY
Frank Red Bow Basquez Gallerito US Navy
PUBLISHING
Roy Cook Opata-Oodham	Samuel Brown Kumeyaay.org	Richard Bugbee Luiseño	Karen Vigneault Iipay
Victor Rocha Pechanga.net	Shayne del Cohen Shaynedel.com	Rose Davis IndianVoices.net	Gordon Johnson Cahuilla-Cupeño
Keithe Vasquez Kumeyaay nativesportsmedia.com
ART
Eva Salazar Kumeyaay	Yvonne Trottier Ipai	Nick Wilson Cucapá	Manuela Aguiar Pai-Pai
Justin Farmer Ipay	Victor Curran Quechan	Barbara Levy Quechan
SPORTS
Jim Thorpe Sac & Fox 1887-1953	John "Chief" Meyers Cahuilla 1880-1971	Joe Hipp Blackfeet 1962-	Jackson Bussell Modoc Klamath 1978-2007
Joseph Burton Lusieño	Virgil Zwicker Kumeyaay-Ipai 1982-	Sonny Sixkiller Cherokee 1951-	Billy Mills Oglala Lakota (Sioux) 1938-
Kyle Lohse Nomlaski-Wintun 1978-	Rod Curl Wintu 1943-
SCIENCE
John Herrington Chickasaw Nation Astronaut
NON-INDIANS
Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Genius	Martin Luther King Jr 1929-1968 Activist	Edward Curtis 1868-1952 Photographer

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