Mary Brave Bird

Mary Brave Bird
Born
Mary Ellen Moore-Richard

(1954-09-26)September 26, 1954[1]
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 2013(2013-02-14) (aged 58)
Crystal Lake, Nevada County, California, U.S.
NationalityRosebud Sioux Tribe, American
Other namesMary Crow Dog
Ohitika Win
Brave Woman
Mary Brave Woman Olguin
Occupation(s)Author and Activist
Known forLakota Woman
American Indian Movement
MovementAmerican Indian Movement (AIM)
Spouse(s)Leonard Crow Dog (divorced)
Rudi Olguin (separated)
Children
  • Robert He Crow
    Francisco "Rudy" Olguin
    Henry Crow Dog
    Leonard Crow Dog, Jr.
    Jennifer Crow Dog
    Summer Rose Olguin [2]
AwardsAmerican Book Award

Mary Brave Bird, also known as Mary Brave Woman Olguin and Mary Crow Dog (September 26, 1954 – February 14, 2013[2]) was a Sicangu Lakota writer and activist who was a member of the American Indian Movement during the 1970s and participated in some of their most publicized events, including the Wounded Knee Incident when she was 18 years old.

Brave Bird lived with her youngest children on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Her 1990 memoir Lakota Woman won an American Book Award in 1991, became a national bestseller, and was adapted as a made-for-TV-movie in 1994.

  1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ^ a b "Mary Ellen Moore-Richard." Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine KVSH 940 AM; retrieved March 15, 2015.