| LC control no. | no 93035709 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Deer, Ada Elizabeth |
| Variant(s) | Deer, Adah Elizabeth |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Indian Community School of Milwaukee |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Madison (Wis.) New York (N.Y.) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1935-08-07 |
| Death date | 2023-08-15 |
| Place of birth | Keshena (Wis.) |
| Affiliation | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin--Madison United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs University of Wisconsin--Madison. American Indian Studies Program University of Wisconsin--Madison Columbia University. School of Social Work |
| Profession or occupation | Civic leaders College administrators Lobbyists College teachers |
| Found in | U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Indian Affairs (1993- ). Nomination of Ada Deer, 1993: t.p. (Ada Deer) p. 1 (Ada Elizabeth Deer; to be assistant secretary for Indian affairs, U.S. Dept. of the Interior; member of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin) LC data base, 11/23/93 (hdg.: Deer, Ada; Deer, Ada Elizabeth) Wikipedia, November 28, 2014 (Ada Deer; born 1935 in Keshena, Wisconsin; a Native American advocate and scholar who was an activist opposing federal termination of tribes in the 1970s. She was appointed as Assistant Secretary of Interior, head of the United States' Bureau of Indian Affairs, serving from 1993 to 1997; member of the Menominee tribe; has taught in the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin--Madison since 1977, currently holding the title of Distinguished Lecturer. Since 1999, she has been the director of the American Indian Studies Department at UW--Madison) Johansen, Bruce E. The encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997: page 101 (Ada Deer; undersecretary at the Bureau of Indian Affairs appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. Earned a bachelor's degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1957 and a masters of social work from Columbia University in 1961. Worked as a lobbyist for the Menominees in Washington, D.C.) United States Native American Census Records, 1885-1940 via FamilySearch (online), viewed November 21, 2021 (Adah Elizabeth Deer, born August 7, 1935 in Keshena, Wisconsin) Milwaukee journal sentinel, viewed online on August 16, 2023: article "Ada Deer, prominent Native American leader in Wisconsin, dies at 88" (died Tuesday night [August 15, 2023]; first woman to serve as chairperson of Menominee Nation, 1974-1976; co-founded Indian Community School in Milwaukee) <https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/08/16/ada-deer-native-american-leader-in-wisconsin-dies-at-88/70582357007/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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