The first Native American to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this member of the Navajo nation received it in 1963 from President Lyndon Johnson.
- Wilma Mankiller
- Stand Watie
- Annie Dodge Wauneka
- Pabita Velarde
The first Native American to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this member of the Navajo nation received it in 1963 from President Lyndon Johnson.
Annie Dodge Wauneka, the first woman elected to the Navajo Tribal Council, worked tirelessly to improve the health of the Navajos promoting preventative care and spearheading a tuberculosis eradication program.