Alyce Spotted Bear
Alyce Spotted Bear | |
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Born | Elbowoods, North Dakota, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, US | December 17, 1945
Died | August 13, 2013 | (aged 67)
Nationality | Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, American |
Education | Dickinson State University (BA)
Pennsylvania State College (M.Ed.) Cornell University |
Alyce Spotted Bear (December 17, 1945 – August 13, 2013) was a Native American educator and politician and an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
Early life and education[]
Born in Elbowoods on the Fort Berthold Reservation of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, North Dakota, Spotted Bear received her bachelor's degree from Dickinson State University, Dickinson, North Dakota, her masters from Pennsylvania State University, and studied for her doctorate at Cornell University. She was vice president and instructor at the Fort Berthold Community College.[1]
Political career[]
Spotted Bear served as chairwoman of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribe from 1982–1987. Environmental issues were a key focus of her term in office. One of her major initiatives involved receiving compensation for her fellow tribal members as a result of the construction of the Garrison Dam.[1] Her administration also strongly supported the passage of the Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act.[2] Some of Spotted Bear's other policies included revising the tribal constitution to increase the Tribal Business Council's authority and providing scholarships to Fort Berthold Community College.[3]
In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Spotted Bear to the National Advisory Committee on Indian Education.[1]
Death and legacy[]
She died in Bismarck, North Dakota of cancer.[1][4] In 2016, Congress created the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in her memory.[5]
Works[]
- Haller, Emil J.; Monk, David H.; Spotted Bear, Alyce; Griffith, Julie; Moss, Pamela (1990). "School Size and Program Comprehensiveness: Evidence from "High School and beyond"". Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 12 (2): 109–120. doi:10.3102/01623737012002109 – via JSTOR.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Johnson, Hannah (August 13, 2013). "Alyce Spotted Bear, tribal leader and Obama appointee, remembered as inspiration". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Pub.L. 98–602: Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act
- ^ "Leaders-MHA". North Dakota Studies. State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Rave, Jodi (August 16, 2013). "OBITUARY: Alyce Spotted Bear, Dec. 17, 1945-August 13, 2013". Buffalo's Fire. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Pub.L. 114–244: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (text) (pdf)
External links[]
- 1945 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from McLean County, North Dakota
- Female Native American leaders
- Dickinson State University alumni
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Cornell University alumni
- Educators from North Dakota
- American women educators
- Obama administration personnel
- Mandan people
- Native American women academics
- Native American women in politics
- 21st-century American women