IPR is featuring research and some of the many Native American pioneers who have had an impact on the world in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Janet McCloud was born on the Tulalip Reservation on March 30, 1934. Her activism began in the 1960s, when state game wardens started arresting Native Americans for fishing … Continue reading Pioneer Janet McCloud (1934-2003)
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IPR is featuring research and some of the many Native American pioneers who have had an impact on the world in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Dennis Banks was born on April 12, 1937, on Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota. At 17, he ran away from a boarding school for Native children to join … Continue reading Pioneer Dennis Banks (1937-2017)
IPR is featuring research and some of the many Indigenous pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich was born in Petersburg, Alaska on July 4, 1911. She was adopted by Andrew and Mary Wanamaker and attended the Western College of … Continue reading Indigenous Pioneer Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich (1911-1958)