Ada Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88
Deer is remembered as a trailblazer and fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty
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Deer is remembered as a trailblazer and fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty
MADISON, Wis. — Ada Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has died at age 88. Deer passed away Tuesday evening from natural ...
She was an organizer of grassroots political movements that fought against policies that had rolled back Native American rights.
A champion of tribal sovereignty, she was the first chairwoman of the Menominee in Wisconsin and the first Native American woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An esteemed Native American leader who was the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs has died. Ada Deer died Tuesday evening of natural causes at age 88.