Bernie Whitebear (September 27, 1937 – July 16, 2000[1]), birth name Bernard Reyes,[2] was an American Indian activist in Seattle, Washington, a co-founder of the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, established on 20 acres of land acquired for urban Indians in the city.[3]
BernieWhitebear (September 27, 1937 – July 16, 2000), birth name Bernard Reyes, was an American Indian activist in Seattle, Washington, a co-founder of...
in the Magnolia neighborhood, the center developed from activism by BernieWhitebear and other Native Americans, who staged a generally successful self-styled...
Seattle in 1970 to support a group of Native Americans who were led by BernieWhitebear. The group had occupied part of the grounds of Fort Lawton, which was...
Fort Lawton, as the United States Army had shrunk its base there. BernieWhitebear emerged as the group's CEO, a position he held until shortly before...
2022-06-24. doi:10.1126/science.add0302. ISSN 0036-8075. "Index", BernieWhitebear, University of Arizona Press, pp. 173–179, 2023-01-10, ISBN 978-0-8165-5250-4...
Hawaii, and Seattle before succeeding her younger brother, activist BernieWhitebear, as executive director of the Seattle Indian Health Board, which, over...
the early 20th century. Lawney's siblings included Luana Reyes and BernieWhitebear. Reyes' early childhood with his family was largely lived on the Colville...
modeled on the Indians of All Tribes and the occupation of Alcatraz. BernieWhitebear, one of those involved, stated that "We saw what could be achieved...
alternatives to drinking in Native American communities. With the help of BernieWhitebear, the Seattle Indian Health Board developed technology-focused youth...
2009, worked with community leaders Larry Gossett, Bob Santos, and BernieWhitebear, also known as the Gang of Four as they established a unique ethnic...
who established the health clinic during the Occupation of Alcatraz. BernieWhitebear (1937–2000, Sinixt), Native American rights activist Indigenous peoples...
weeks[citation needed] in March by a group of Native Americans, led by BernieWhitebear, Ella Aquino, and Ramona Bennett, asserting that the Native Americans...
Sinixt have figured prominently among recent-day "urban Indians". BernieWhitebear (1937–2000), a Seattle Indian rights activist and founder of several...
journalist and politician. Jean Vercoutter, 89, French Egyptologist. BernieWhitebear, 62, American Indian activist, colon cancer. William Foote Whyte, 86...
Aquino helped to plan a non-violent occupation of Fort Lawton alongside BernieWhitebear, Ramona Bennett and Joyce Reyes. Aquino spearheaded efforts to recover...
increased her level of activism while engaging with colleagues including BernieWhitebear (Confederated Tribes of the Colville), who led the claim over the Fort...
preservation, land reclamation, and international indigenous human rights. BernieWhitebear (Colville), American Indian activist, a co-founder of the Seattle Indian...
Urban Indian Committee, where he first came to know Native activist BernieWhitebear. In the early 1970s, he met landscape architect Grant Richard Jones...
Evergreen State College. Accessed online 2009-06-04. Lawney L. Reyes, BernieWhitebear: An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice, University of Arizona, 2006....
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