Global InformationLuwana Quitiquit information
Luwana Quitiquit | |
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 Quitiquit, 1979 | |
| Born | Luwana Fay Quitiquit November 13, 1941 Isleton, Sacramento County, California |
| Died | December 23, 2011 (aged 70) Nice, Lake County, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation(s) | Administrator, artist, and activist |
| Years active | 1961–2011 |
| Spouse | Ed Castillo |
| Children | 1 |
Luwana Quitiquit (Pomo, November 13, 1941 – December 23, 2011) was a Native American administrator, activist, and basket weaver. During the Occupation of Alcatraz she worked as one of the cooks who provided food to those living on the island. Her career was as an administrator for various California Indian organizations. Subsequently, she became a well-known doll maker, basketweaver, jeweler, and teacher of Pomo handicrafts. In 2008, she and her family were disenrolled from the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California. She fought the action claiming it was politically motivated until her death. Posthumously, in 2017, her membership, as well as for her other family members, was reinstated in the first known case where a tribe reversed its decision on membership termination without a court ruling.