URI(s)
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1926-02-18
Death Date
- 2017-03-24
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1979
- Affiliation End: 1983
- Organization: Ohoyo Resource Center (U.S.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1983
- Affiliation End: 1998
- Organization: Episcopal Church
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1985
- Affiliation End: 2000
- Organization: Association on American Indian Affairs
Descriptor
- Choctaw (North American people)
Birth Place
- Boswell (Okla.)
Associated Locale
- Wichita Falls (Tex.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Sources
- found: nuc85-31438: Words of today's Amer. Indian women ... 1981(hdg. on WU rept.: Anderson, Owanah; usage: Owanah Anderson)
- found: Wikipedia, December 6, 2023(Owanah Anderson; Owanah P. Anderson (February 18, 1926 - March 24, 2017) was a Choctaw author and indigenous rights activist. Though Anderson published two books, Jamestown Commitment: The Episcopal Church and the American Indian and 400 Years: Anglican/Episcopal Mission Among American Indians, and co-authored multiple other publications, she was most recognized for her work with the Native American Ministries of the Episcopal Church as well as for her achievements in improving the lives of indigenous peoples, especially women. Owanah Patricia Anderson was born on February 18, 1926, in Boswell, Oklahoma. She then went on to earn a degree in journalism at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, with the financial aid of a merit-based scholarship. In 1979, she founded and directed the Ohoyo Resource Center for the U.S. Department of Education to provide women with resources needed to network and advance their careers. Anderson moved to New York in 1983 following the Ohoyo Research Center's closing to join the National Committee on Indian Affairs of the Episcopal Church as chairperson, where she was in charge of the annual $1.5 million budget allocated to fund Episcopal missions for Native American communities until her retirement in 1998. Anderson was an active member of the Association on American Indian Affairs from 1985 to 2000. Owanah Anderson died on March 24, 2017, in Wichita Falls, Texas, after a decade of declining health, at 91 years old) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owanah_Anderson
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Change Notes
- 1985-06-11: new
- 2023-12-07: revised
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