Jennie R. Joe | |
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| Born | Jennie Rose Joe 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jennie Joe Noswood |
| Occupation(s) | nurse, academic, activist |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Jennie R. Joe (Navajo, born 1941) is an American academic, medical anthropologist, and fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Initially trained as a nurse, she was one of the health clinic workers during Occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. She is a professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. Joe was one of the inaugural board members for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and serves on the board of the Urban Indian Health Commission.