Indigenous Heritage Month 2.0

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Across
  1. 2. uses music to express the meaning of their Taíno ancestry
  2. 7. known for a specific style within the Jazz genre
  3. 9. produced 15 musical albums
  4. 11. logged over 330 hours in space
  5. 17. invented the Cherokee writing system
  6. 18. zodiac is a Leo
  7. 22. a strong advocate in the movement against alcohol/hygienic issues & the first Native woman doctor
  8. 24. their activism attracted the attention of the FBI
  9. 27. his organization delivered 1000s of cans of water to people of Navajo nations
  10. 28. this author from Oakland gives voice to the challenges within Native American life
  11. 29. in a car crash which led to downward spiral
  12. 30. born in Modac territory that is now known as Oregon
  13. 31. a jewelry designers
  14. 33. no known photographs exist of this person
  15. 35. designed a P-38 fighter plane during WW2
  16. 36. nicknamed the peacemaker
  17. 38. known for their case Loving vs. Virginia
  18. 39. published by "Black Warrior Review"
Down
  1. 1. dropped out of HS because of her english teacher :O
  2. 3. earned a medal from President Truman
  3. 4. his grave was supposedly moved postmortem
  4. 5. decided to focus on women's voices and their ability impact peace vs war
  5. 6. Started his own TV show
  6. 8. joined the Society fof American Indians to help lobby for full American citizenship
  7. 9. nicknamed "The Big Red Machine"
  8. 10. graduated from the Institute of American Indian Art w/ a masters
  9. 12. played in Firebird and became a prima ballerina
  10. 13. activist who helped raise the legal age of consent in Oklahoma
  11. 14. passed away from Tuberculosis
  12. 15. married young and used by colonizers as a political symbol
  13. 16. attended Carlisle Indian School
  14. 19. this musician has worked with Joanne Shenandoah
  15. 20. this NASA member has a QR code you can scan for more info!
  16. 21. name means Bird Woman
  17. 23. voiced Disney's Pocahontas
  18. 25. has worked with at risk teens
  19. 26. involved in the music for GoodOmens
  20. 32. worked as staff at the Native American Cultural Center after extended time at Stanford
  21. 34. popular with tourists for her neoclassical style
  22. 37. founder of a zine series