Posts by Susan Mowers

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Graham Greene

  This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Graham Green, Academy Award nominated actor. Graham Green, a member […]

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Ralph Burns

      This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next 30 days we will present a brief biography a day. Ralph Burns, Veteran, and Numu language instructor and […]

Native America Heritage Month Spotlight Fawn Sharp

This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next 30 days we will present a brief biography a day. Fawn R. Sharp, President of the NCAI. Fawn R. Sharp serves […]

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Dat So La Lee

  This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next 30 days we will present a brief biography a day. Dat so- La-Lee, given name, Dabuda (1829–1925) is now thought […]

Native American Heritage Spotlight Maria Tallchief

This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next 30 days we will present a brief biography a day. Maria Tallchief (1925-2013) was a revolutionary American ballerina who broke barriers […]

Native American Heritage Spotlight Earnest and Burton Wungnema

  Earnest Wungnema a Hopi master stone mason brought his skills to the Stewart Indian School in order to teach his son Burton (1927-1956) and the other students the art of stone masonry. The students worked hard on the stone buildings and it is due to their hard work that the Stewart Indian School buildings […]

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Matika Wilbur

  Matika Wilbur is a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington. Her work focuses on the true essence and beauty of contemporary indigenous communities. Matika worked with the youth of her community and encouraging them to explore their creative side. It was during this time that Matika found that “The […]

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight Chief Numaga

Numaga (1830-1871) was a great Paiute Chief known for peace. Facing severe threats to his people by invading white forces, Numaga repeatedly chose peace when he could but always remained a fierce warrior. He led his people to victory in the Battle of Pyramid Lake (1860) His successful peace negotiations after the Battle of Pyramid […]

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight, Jack Malotte

Jack Malotte (1953-) a Western Shoshone/Washoe artist, was raised on the Walker River Indian Reservation. Jack is an active member of The Great Basin Native Artists. Through this group, his work is frequently exhibited in art galleries and art centers throughout the state of Nevada. Jack produced graphics for the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous […]