Hi everyone! A little late for national Indigenous day in the USA, but today we are talking about Dr. Gladys Iola Tantaquidgeon, who was a Mohegan medicine woman, anthropologist, author, tribal council member, and elder. She was devoted to help minoritized women as well, so we think she was one of the first Steministas! Shoutout to the Smithsonian Instagram, who inspired this podcast episode. Also check out the Google website today, which is in honor of an Indigenous person, We:wa, a Zuni Native American who didn't identify with traditional gender definitions. So many more amazing people to research!

References

https://www.mohegan.nsn.us/explore/heritage/memoriam/medicine-woman-gladys-tantaquidgeon-memorial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Tantaquidgeon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidelia_Fielding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Dance

https://connecticuthistory.org/gladys-tantaquidgeon-preserves-the-states-native-past/

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/us/gladys-tantaquidgeon-106-mohegans-medicine-woman.html

https://womenshistory.si.edu/herstory/object/gladys-tantaquidgeon

https://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/biography/gladys-tantaquidgeon/