Mary Brave Bird
| Mary Brave Bird | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mary Ellen Moore-Richard September 26, 1954 Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 2013 (aged 58) Crystal Lake, Nevada County, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mary Crow Dog Ohitaki Win Brave Woman Mary Brave Woman Olguin |
| Citizenship | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Occupation | Author and Activist |
| Known for |
Lakota Woman American Indian Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Leonard Crow Dog (divorced) Rudi Olguin (separated) |
| Children |
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Mary Brave Bird, also known as Mary Brave Woman Olguin, Mary Crow Dog (September 26, 1954 – February 14, 2013) was a Sicangu Lakota writer and activist who was a member of the American Indian Movement during the 1970s and participated in some of their most publicized events, including the Wounded Knee Incident when she was 18 years old.
Brave Bird lived with her youngest children on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Her 1990 memoir Lakota Woman won an American Book Award in 1991 and was adapted as a made-for-TV-movie in 1994. She died in 2013.
Born Mary Ellen Moore-Richard in 1954 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, she was a member of the Sicangu Oyate, also known as the Burnt Thighs Nation or Brulé Band of Lakota. She was raised primarily by her grandparents while her mother studied in nursing school and was working.
Brave Bird was influenced by several relatives who followed traditional practices, including her granduncle Dick Fool Bull, who introduced her to the Native American Church. During the 1960s, Brave Bird attended the St. Francis Indian School, in St. Francis, South Dakota, a Roman Catholic boarding school.
In 1971 Brave Bird was inspired by a talk by Leonard Crow Dog and at age 18 joined the American Indian Movement (AIM). She participated in such historical events as the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties and subsequent occupation of the BIA headquarters in Washington, DC. She was also part of the 1973 Occupation of Wounded Knee.
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