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List of Native American women of the United States facts for kids

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This page lists amazing and important Native American women from the United States. These are women who have made a big difference in history or in modern times. They are from different tribes across the country.

Being Native American often means having family ties to American Indian or Alaska Native groups. Many Native American people are part of a federally recognized tribe or an Alaskan village. Each tribe has its own rules about who can be a member.

This list includes women with Native American family backgrounds. For people from long ago, we look at old records to see their tribal connections. For people living today, they are usually members of a tribe or are recognized by their tribe.

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Donna Standing Steinberg, a Kiowa-Wichita beadworker, and Josephine Parker, a Kiowa woman, both from Oklahoma, in 2007.

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Rebecca Benally with former Utah Governor, Jon Huntsman Jr..

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  • Debora Iyall (born 1954), a Cowlitz-descent singer and printmaker.

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