Joy Harjo, as the first Native American to be appointed U.S. Poet Laureate, brings more to her role: she seeks to raise the national consciousness, too, to the visibility and persistence of Native peoples and Native Nations of this country.
Read MoreAmaya came to the United States in early March of 2020 to receive one of the awards presented through the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) program as one of the 12 most heroic women in the world. This award was to honor her due to her leadership from the April 2018 protests in Nicaragua.
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