(1932-07-12)July 12, 1932 Springfield, South Dakota
Died
May 23, 2003(2003-05-23) (aged 70) Ames, Iowa
Spouse(s)
John Pearson, m. 1969
Relations
21 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren
Children
Robert, Michael, Eldon, Ronald, Richard, and Darlene
Parent(s)
Winifred May Keeler and Joseph Luther Oscar Drappeaux
Known for
"The Founding Mother of the modern Indian repatriation movement"
Maria Darlene Pearson or Hai-Mecha Eunka (lit. "Running Moccasins") (July 12, 1932 – May 23, 2003) was an activist who has successfully challenged the legal treatment of Native American remains. A member of the Turtle Clan of the Yankton Sioux[1] (which is a federally recognized tribe of Yankton Dakota), she was one of the primary catalysts for the creation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Her actions led to her being called "the Founding Mother of the modern Indian repatriation movement" and "the Rosa Parks of NAGPRA".[2]
^"Dakota Images | Maria Pearson". South Dakota History. 51 (4). South Dakota Historical Society Press. December 20, 2021.
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its destruction of the burial grounds for residential development. MariaPearson is often credited with being the earliest catalyst for the passage of...
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1870–1871 [1] Archived 1 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine and of Pearson, Emma Maria; McLaughlin, Louisa. "Our Adventures During the War of 1870" (PDF)...
in Great Yarmouth. James Haylett (1825–1907) noted lifeboatman Emma MariaPearson (1828–1893) writer, one of the first British women nurses in the Red...
desecration of Indian burial grounds, Indigenous activists such as MariaPearson pushed to expand protections of Indian burial grounds and other sites...
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war, the prelude to the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78). Her partner Emma MariaPearson (1828–93) was awarded the same medals. Louisa was daughter of Rev. Hubert...
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