Henrietta Mann

Henrietta Mann
Born
Henrietta Verle Mann

1934 (age 89–90)
NationalityCheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, American
Other namesHenri Mann, Henri Mann Morton, Henrietta Whiteman
Occupation(s)academic, activist
Years active1954–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.