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Josephine Gates Kelly

Native Rights Champion

Lamar RenvilleSeries: Native American Lives
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Pages
56
Year
2026
Language
English
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group

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Josephine Gates Kelly was the granddaughter of Dakota Chief Matho Numpa, or Two Bears. By working in a family store, becoming Deputy County Auditor, and attending national conferences, Gates Kelly represented her people from a political position. She became the first woman elected as Tribal Chairperson for any Native government in 1946. From attending Carlisle Indian Industrial School to leading the Standing Rock Reservation, learn all about the life of Gates Kelly.

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