Ada Deer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ada_Deer
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awardReceived National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1935-08-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Keshena,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-08-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University_School_of_Social_Work
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Menominee
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ada Deer
gptkbp:notableAchievement first woman to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs
key role in Menominee Tribe federal recognition restoration
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Menominee_Restoration_Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
gptkb:social_worker
government position
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Interior_for_Indian_Affairs
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:termEnd 1997
gptkbp:termStart 1993
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Menominee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5