Mildred Cleghorn
Mildred Cleghorn | |
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Eh-Ohn, Lay-a-Bet | |
Chiricahua Apache leader | |
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Born | Mildred Imoch Cleghorn December 11, 1910 |
Died | April 15, 1997 | (aged 86)
Resting place | Fort Sill Post Cemetery, home extension agent and as a home economics teacher. She served as tribal chairperson from 1976 until 1995 and focused on sustaining history and traditional Chiricahua culture.[3]
Mildred Cleghorn and her dolls were participants at the 1967 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.[4]
Mildred Cleghorn did not live to see the results of the lawsuit, which became known as Cobell v. Salazar. It was settled for $3.4 billion in 2009, in the Indians' favor, a week after what would have been Mildred Cleghorn's 99th birthday.[6] References
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