Henrietta Mann | |
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Born | Henrietta Verle Mann 1934 (age 89–90) |
Nationality | Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, American |
Other names | Henri Mann, Henri Mann Morton, Henrietta Whiteman |
Occupation(s) | academic, activist |
Years active | 1954–present |
Henrietta Mann (Southern Cheyenne, b. 1934) is a Native American academic and activist. She was one of the designers of the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Montana and Haskell Indian Nations University's Native American studies programs. In 2000 she became the first American Indian to hold the endowed chair of Native American studies at Montana State University and was honored with the Montana Governor's Humanities Award. She retired in 2004 and became a special advisor to the president of Montana State University.