Born in No-Doyohn Canyon, Mexico, in 1829, Geronimo was an Apache of the Bedonkohe Band who spent most of his life defending his people against adversaries. The Apache were known for having a violent lifestyle, frequently participating in raids…

Grace Thorpe was born on December 10, 1921, in Yale, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of famous American Indian Olympic athlete James Thorpe and Iva Margaret Miller Thorpe. Grace lived in Oklahoma, Chicago, and California as a child. In 1943 at age 21…

A member of the Kiowa Tribe, based on a reservation in soutwestern Oklahoma, Kelly Anungzuk served in the U.S. Army from 1970-1973.Originally indigenous to the Northern Plains ranging from British Columbia to western Montana, the Kiowa eventually…

Born in Tuba City, Arizona, in 1980, Lori Piestewa was the daughter of a Hopi Native American father and a Mexican-American mother. Her family had a long tradition of military service with her grandfather serving in Europe with the Army during World…