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Dann, Carrie, 1934-2021

LC control no.no2008103838
Personal name headingDann, Carrie, 1934-2021
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LocatedNevada
Birth date1934-12-09
Death date2021-01-01
Place of birthCrescent Valley (Nev.)
Place of deathNevada
AffiliationWestern Shoshone Defense Project
Profession or occupationIndian women activists Women ranchers
Found inAmerican outrage, c2007: credits (Carrie Dann)
A to Z of American Indian women, 2007: (Dann, Carrie, 1934- )
Associated Press News website, viewed 12 January 2021 (Carrie Dann. a Native American land rights activist, Nevada rancher and longtime leader of the Western Shoshone Nation, has died. Born in Nevada's Crescent Valley in 1932, Carrie Dann co-founded the Western Shoshone Defense Project in 1991. She died Jan. 1 at home of natural causes. She was believed to be between 86 and 88, but didn't have a birth certificate.)
Email from Mary Gibson (relative to the Dann sisters), recieved 07 January 2021 : (It's been quite a mystery with no definitive answer on an accurate birthdate for Carrie. Carrie used the birthdate 12/09/1934 on her business documents and passport.)