The National Native American Hall of Fame, established in 2016 in Great Falls, Montana, with a working facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has the mission of 'honoring Native American achievements in contemporary society 1860's – present day', and was founded by Little Shell Chippewa James Parker Shield who is chief executive officer after being Montana's State Coordinator of Indian Affairs as the first Native American in the staff of the Montana Governor's office. Founding partners include native polities the Navajo Nation, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, Chickasaw Nation and amici cultura the NoVo Foundation of Jennifer and Peter Buffett, daughter in law and son of Warren Buffett, and the TIDES Foundation founded by Drummond Pike.
the president of the board of directors of the National Native American Hall of Fame, whose directors span US native peoples coast to coast is San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Kumeyaay Frances Alvarez.
As of winter 2023–4, the National Native American Hall of Fame's objectives are:
Conduct Annual Induction Ceremonies Pursue development of a facility to be the home of the Hall of Fame Develop a traveling exhibit Develop a Hall of Fame education curriculum.
Partner: the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City announced in 2021 a collaboration with the National Native American Hall of Fame in developing a permanent Hall of Fame home facility.
Induction Annual inductions are in November, National American Indian Heritage Month in the United States of America, and were inaugurated in 2018.
2025 Inductees W. Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe - Government Ross Anderson, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes and Mescalero / Chiricahua Apache - Athletics Notah Begay III, Navajo - Athletics Dwight Birdwell, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma - Military Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo - Government Lynn Valbuena, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation - Government
2024 Inductees Stanley Crooks, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux - Government Franklin Ducheneaux, Cheyenne River Sioux - Law Veronica Lee Homer, Colorado River Indian Tribes - Advocacy Julie Kitka, Chugach - Advocacy Henrietta Mann, Southern Cheyenne - Education Te Ata, Chickasaw Nation - Arts
2023 inductees Joe DeLaCruz, Quinalt Indian Nation – Government Will Sampson, Muscogee Creek – Entertainment Leslie Silko, Laguna Pueblo – Writing Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock – Journalism Richard Trudell, Santee Sioux Nation – Law LaNada War Jack, Shoshone-Bannock – Advocacy
2022 inductees Bill Anoatubby, Chickasaw Nation – Government Ryneldi Becenti, Navajo – Athletics John EchoHawk, Pawnee – Law Tim Giago, Oglala Lakota – Journalism Suzan Shown Harjo, S. Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee – Advocacy Marshall McKay, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation – Government Earl Old Person Sr., Blackfeet Nation – Government Joanne Shenandoah, Oneida – Entertainment Patricia Zell, Arapaho/Navajo – Law
2021 inductees Dave Anderson, Choctaw / Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe – Business Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Northern Cheyenne – Government Joy Harjo, Muscogee (Creek) Nation – Writing Marcella LeBeau, Cheyenne River Sioux – Medicine Emil Notti, Athabascan – Advocacy Katherine Siva Saubel, Morongo Band of Mission Indians – Culture Ernie Stevens Sr., Oneida – Government W. Richard West, Cheyenne / Arapaho Tribes – Arts
2019 inductees Lucy Covington, Colville Tribes – Advocacy Ada Deer, Menominee – Advocacy Louise Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Chippewa – Writing Billy Frank Jr., Nisqually Tribe – Advocacy Forrest Gerard, Blackfeet Nation – Government Hattie Kauffman, Nez Perce Tribe – Journalism Oren Lyons, Onondaga Nation – Spiritual Richard Oakes, Mohawk Nation – Advocacy Elizabeth Peratrovich, Tlingit Nation – Advocacy Pascal Poolaw, Kiowa Tribe – Military Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Nation – Science Wes Studi, Cherokee Nation – Arts
2018 inductees Lionel Bordeaux, Rosebud Sioux – Education Elouise P. Cobell, Blackfeet Nation – Advocacy Vine Deloria Jr., Standing Rock Sioux – Writing LaDonna Harris, Comanche Nation – Advocacy John Herrington, Chickasaw Nation – Science Allan Houser/Haozous, Chiricahua Apache – Arts Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Nation – Government Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota Sioux – Athletics N. Scott Momaday, Kiowa Tribe – Writing Lori Piestewa, Hopi Tribe – Military Maria Tallchief, Osage Nation – Arts Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox Nation – Athletics
See also National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians National American Indian Heritage Month Native American Day
External links
National Native American Hall of Fame
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