Native Women of Courage

Kelly Fournel

The ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett (Metis), Thocmetony (Sarah) Winnemucca (Paiute), Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake (Mohawk), Maria Tallchief (Osage), Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), Lorna B. Williams (Lil’wat First Nation), Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (Maliseet), Mary Kim Titla (Apache), Susan Aglukark (Inuit), and Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg).

Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education: Citizenship, Courage
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture