Charmaine White Face
/Overview
Charmaine White Face (Zumila Wobaga) born Pine Ridge Reservation, SD March 12, 1947. Oglala Sioux leader; biologist and journalist. Active participant in UN International Indigenous Rights Declaration, 2002. Fasted at Geneva Conference on Indigenous Rights, 2004. Joined 50-day Walk for a New Spring, 2015. Received 2007 Nuclear Free Future award for founding Defenders of the Black Hills, 2002; Giraffe Award for “sticking out her neck,” 2016.
Quotations
“Good can happen. Every time we do something, we give people the opportunity to do what is right. Even if nothing happens, they have the opportunity to know what's right." (Rapid City Journal, July 16, 2016; photo Wikipedia)