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Apr 3, 2017 · Katherine Smith was a Navajo activist who fought against the federal government's forced relocation of her people from Big Mountain in the 1970s. She lived to be 98 and celebrated the closure of the coal mine that threatened her sacred land.
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From a distance Big Mountain appears small, but its importance to the Navajo and Hopi people is great. For centuries Navajo families like Smith’s shared the ancestral land with Hopi villages. They had all they needed to survive. They grew corn, squash and melons and raised sheep. They used the plants like the scrubby sagebrush and juniper for their...
Amanda Blackhorse, a friend of the family and an activist, said this image of Smith has always stayed with her. “It showed me women are strong and can be leaders,” said Blackhorse, who is a plaintiff in the trademark case against the Washington, D.C., NFL team over its name. “And within our tribe women have traditionally taken on that role defendin...
Smith raised 12 children. She sent them to Indian boarding schools throughout the country because she believed they would receive a better education than what was offered on the reservation. For 20 years Smith traveled to the University of Northern Colorado twice a year to teach about Navajo culture. The university gave her an honorary doctorate de...
Smith was a revered matriarch who refused to leave her ancestral home at Big Mountain, where she faced federal workers with a shotgun. She fought against the Navajo-Hopi land dispute and coal mining for decades, inspiring many with her courage and spirit.
Katherine Smith (1918–2017) was a Navajo activist, cultural educator, land defender, and resistor who protected Navajo land and refused to leave Big Mountain ( Black Mesa ).
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Apr 22, 2019 · CNN — It’s been more than 30 years since Kate Smith died, but the singer is at the center of a recent controversy about racist lyrics. Last week, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers announced they...
Browse 1,220 photos of Katherine Smith, a former Australian politician and journalist, available in multiple sizes and formats. Find editorial images of her career and personal life on Getty Images.
