Proportion of Indigenous Americans in each county of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of the 2020 United States Census

This is a list of notable Native Americans from peoples indigenous to the contemporary United States, including Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Americans in the United States.[1][2] Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American identity.[3] All individuals on this list should have Native American ancestry. Historical figures might predate tribal enrollment practices and would be included based on ethnological tribal membership,

Chiefs and other leaders

Religious leaders

  • Peter the Aleut (Unangax), also known as Cungagnaq, martyr and saint in some jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church.[4]

Writers

Television and films

Musicians and singers

Sport

Activists

Scientists

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ Notable American Indians
  2. ↑ Famous Native Americans
  3. ↑ "IV. Our Nation's American Indian and Alaska Native Citizens." US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Martyr Peter the Aleut". www.oca.org.
  5. ↑ Hypatia. Project Muse. 18:2, Spring 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  6. ↑ Plumber, Mary Annette. Getting to Know Dr. Gregory Cajete. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. October 16, 2008 . Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Governance." National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. on FIRST PERSON RADIO 4/20/16". KFAI. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Native athletes in the news: NY Yankees draft Anthony Seigler (Navajo)". www.firstnationsfocus.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "American Indian Movement". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ Walker, Richard (June 9, 2017). "10 Things You Should Know About the Tulalip Tribes". People. Indian Country Today. National Congress of American Indians. ISSN 1066-5501. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018. Deborah Parker (1970– ). Former vice chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes; leading advocate for expansion of the Violence Against Women Act to include protections for Native American women; appointed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, to the 2016 Democratic National Convention's Platform Committee.
  12. ↑ Muhlstein, Julie (May 22, 2012). "Tulalip leader speaks in D.C. for protection for women". Local News. The Daily Herald. Josh O'Connor. ISSN 2332-0079. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018. Parker, 41, is the new vice chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors. Elected in March [2012], she is the only woman on the current board and its youngest member.
  13. ↑ Winters, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Tulalip Tribes return former chairman to board". Local News. The Daily Herald. Tulalip: Josh O'Connor. ISSN 2332-0079. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018. Board member Deborah Parker did not run for re-election.
  14. ↑ Green, Sara Jean. "Luana Reyes, 68, a leader in agency for Indian health." Seattle Times. November 10, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Down to Earth With: Cave scientist and paleoclimatologist Kathleen Johnson". EARTH Magazine. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Pocahontas." Powhatan Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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