Facebook Twitter Email
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2002

Seven Native American women were honored for their contributions to their tribes at a ceremony in Montana this past Saturday.

The Pretty Shield Foundation, a group based in Billings, asked tribal leaders from the state's reservations to nominate the honorees. The following women were chosen:

• Anne Standing Woman Hancock, Assiniboine from the Fort Peck Reservation, recognized for her work to improve health care.
• Wanda Martinez, Northern Cheyenne, for her work to register more Natives to vote.
• Randeen Fitzpatrick, Crow, for her work in housing and social services.
• Joyce Castillo, from the Fort Belknap Reservation, for her community service and dedication to elders.
• Marilyn Parsons, Blackfeet, for her work in the tribe's natural resources department.
• Teresa Wall-McDonald, from the Salish-Kootenai Tribes, for her social service.
• Mary Lodge Poll, Chippewa Cree from the Rocky Boy's Reservation, for her commitment to tribal traditions.

Get the Story:
Native American women honored for service (The Billings Gazette 3/24)

Relevant Links:
Pretty Shield Foundation - http://www.prettyshield.com