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==Early life== |
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Marie Sanchez was born as Juanita Marie Brady on April 30, 1939 in [[Lame Deer]], [[Montana]].<ref name="stevens"/> Her [[Cheyenne language|Cheyenne]] name is ''Otseohtse’e''. Her father was James Brady and her mother was Mary Alice Woodenthigh.<ref name="stevens"/> She was a direct descendent of Chief [[Little Wolf]] from her mother's side.<ref name="stevens"/> Her great-grandfather Hugh Woodenthigh was the son of Chief Little Wolf of the [[Cheyenne|Northern Cheyenne]].<ref name="stevens"/> On September 13, 1942, she was baptized at St. Labre Parish as Marie Elena Brady. She married Charles T. Sanchez Sr.<ref name="stevens">{{cite web |website=Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes |title=Marie B Sanchez age 80 of Lame Deer, MT |url=https://stevensonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/marie-b-sanchez-age-80-of-lame-deer-mt/ |date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501181918/https://stevensonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/marie-b-sanchez-age-80-of-lame-deer-mt/ |archive-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> |
Marie Sanchez was born as Juanita Marie Brady on April 30, 1939, in [[Lame Deer]], [[Montana]].<ref name="stevens"/> Her [[Cheyenne language|Cheyenne]] name is ''Otseohtse’e''. Her father was James Brady and her mother was Mary Alice Woodenthigh.<ref name="stevens"/> She was a direct descendent of Chief [[Little Wolf]] from her mother's side.<ref name="stevens"/> Her great-grandfather Hugh Woodenthigh was the son of Chief Little Wolf of the [[Cheyenne|Northern Cheyenne]].<ref name="stevens"/> On September 13, 1942, she was baptized at St. Labre Parish as Marie Elena Brady. She married Charles T. Sanchez Sr.<ref name="stevens">{{cite web |website=Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes |title=Marie B Sanchez age 80 of Lame Deer, MT |url=https://stevensonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/marie-b-sanchez-age-80-of-lame-deer-mt/ |date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501181918/https://stevensonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/marie-b-sanchez-age-80-of-lame-deer-mt/ |archive-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> |
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In 1974, she was a co-founder of [[Women of All Red Nations]] (WARN) and soon thereafter a member of the advisory board of the [[National Women's Health Network]].<ref name="marie"/> |
In 1974, she was a co-founder of [[Women of All Red Nations]] (WARN) and soon thereafter a member of the advisory board of the [[National Women's Health Network]].<ref name="marie"/> |
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On December 8, 1976, she appeared on the [[PBS Newshour]] show The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with [[Robert MacNeil]] and [[Jim Lehrer]].<ref name="macneil"/><ref name="yt"/> They discussed involuntary sterilization on the reservation and in [[Lame Deer, Montana]].<ref name="macneil">{{cite web |website=American Archive |title=The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Sterilization |url=https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-j38kd1rb4h |archive-url=https://archive. |
On December 8, 1976, she appeared on the [[PBS Newshour]] show The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with [[Robert MacNeil]] and [[Jim Lehrer]].<ref name="macneil"/><ref name="yt"/> They discussed involuntary sterilization on the reservation and in [[Lame Deer, Montana]].<ref name="macneil">{{cite web |website=American Archive |title=The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Sterilization |url=https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-j38kd1rb4h |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220501210243/https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-j38kd1rb4h |archive-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="yt">{{cite web |website=YouTube |title=Marie Sanchez Interview |date=December 8, 1976 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2I053s0sfM |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220501210529/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2I053s0sfM |archive-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> The reservation only had 2400 people in 1976.<ref name="macneil"/> |
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On April, 15, 1977 she appeared on the television show called ''Woman'' of [[WNED-TV]] and discussed in-depth the concerns of American Indian women.<ref name="amar">{{cite web |title=Woman; 442; Concerns of American Indian Women |website=American Archive of Public Broadcasting |date=1977-04-15 |url=https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_81-67wm3fxh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407103104/https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_81-67wm3fxh |archive-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> |
On April, 15, 1977 she appeared on the television show called ''Woman'' of [[WNED-TV]] and discussed in-depth the concerns of American Indian women.<ref name="amar">{{cite web |title=Woman; 442; Concerns of American Indian Women |website=American Archive of Public Broadcasting |date=1977-04-15 |url=https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_81-67wm3fxh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407103104/https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_81-67wm3fxh |archive-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> |
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In 1977 she gained fame as a speaker at the [[Conference on Indians in the Americas]] of the [[United Nations]] in [[Geneva]].<ref name="stevens"/> She discussed the preservation of native American culture and languages, sovereignty and the rights of Indigenous women.<ref name="stevens"/><ref name="marie"/> During the conference she mentioned the [[Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970]] which was enacted by the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon administration]].<ref name="marie"/> In a span of 6 years it resulted in circa 25% involuntary sterilization of Native American women and called it modern [[genocide]].<ref name="marie">{{cite |
In 1977 she gained fame as a speaker at the [[Conference on Indians in the Americas]] of the [[United Nations]] in [[Geneva]].<ref name="stevens"/> She discussed the preservation of native American culture and languages, sovereignty and the rights of Indigenous women.<ref name="stevens"/><ref name="marie"/> During the conference she mentioned the [[Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970]] which was enacted by the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon administration]].<ref name="marie"/> In a span of 6 years it resulted in circa 25% involuntary sterilization of Native American women and called it modern [[genocide]].<ref name="marie">{{cite magazine |title=A 1970 Law Led to the Mass Sterilization of Native American Women. That History Still Matters |date=November 28, 2019 |magazine=Time |url=https://time.com/5737080/native-american-sterilization-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426192423/https://time.com/5737080/native-american-sterilization-history/ |archive-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> She argued that it was one of many injustices committed against indigenous people through American history.<ref name="marie"/> Such as the [[forced displacement]] and relocation of native Americans to reservations caused health disasters in the 19th century.<ref name="marie"/> By the late 1970s their activism enabled some improvement of federal regulations to reduce unwanted sterilization procedures.<ref name="marie"/> |
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She died at 80 years old on August 9, 2019, and is survived by her 8 children.<ref name="stevens"/> |
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 30 April 2024
Marie Elena Brady Sanchez | |
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Otseohtse’e | |
Born | Juanita Marie Brady April 30, 1939 |
Died | August 9, 2019 | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1970–2019 |
Partner | Charles T. Sanchez Sr. |
Children | 8 |
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Marie Elena Brady Sanchez (born Juanita Marie Brady, Cheyenne: Otseohtse’e; April 30, 1939 - August 9, 2019), was an American Cheyenne, Chief Judge of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, a human rights activist for indigenous people and a linguist.[1]
Early life
[edit]Marie Sanchez was born as Juanita Marie Brady on April 30, 1939, in Lame Deer, Montana.[1] Her Cheyenne name is Otseohtse’e. Her father was James Brady and her mother was Mary Alice Woodenthigh.[1] She was a direct descendent of Chief Little Wolf from her mother's side.[1] Her great-grandfather Hugh Woodenthigh was the son of Chief Little Wolf of the Northern Cheyenne.[1] On September 13, 1942, she was baptized at St. Labre Parish as Marie Elena Brady. She married Charles T. Sanchez Sr.[1]
Career
[edit]Throughout her life she was an advocate for indigenous people's rights and the Cheyenne language.[1] She was a Chief Judge of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana and a teacher at Montana State University and at Chief Dull Knife College.[1] She was also a linguist and a contributor to the Cheyenne Dictionary by Wayne Leman.[1][2]
As a human rights defender she was an active member of the International Indian Treaty Council, NOW and the Elk Horn Scrapers.[1][3] She was a board member of the National Board of Research on the Plutonium Economy, the Native American Student Council (NASC) and the Native American Solidarity Committee.[3] In the 1970s, she protested against some sterilization procedures for tribal members in the 1970s that were performed in reservation hospitals and off-reservation hospitals contracted by the federal government.[4]
In 1974, she was a co-founder of Women of All Red Nations (WARN) and soon thereafter a member of the advisory board of the National Women's Health Network.[4]
On December 8, 1976, she appeared on the PBS Newshour show The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer.[5][6] They discussed involuntary sterilization on the reservation and in Lame Deer, Montana.[5][6] The reservation only had 2400 people in 1976.[5]
On April, 15, 1977 she appeared on the television show called Woman of WNED-TV and discussed in-depth the concerns of American Indian women.[3]
In 1977 she gained fame as a speaker at the Conference on Indians in the Americas of the United Nations in Geneva.[1] She discussed the preservation of native American culture and languages, sovereignty and the rights of Indigenous women.[1][4] During the conference she mentioned the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970 which was enacted by the Nixon administration.[4] In a span of 6 years it resulted in circa 25% involuntary sterilization of Native American women and called it modern genocide.[4] She argued that it was one of many injustices committed against indigenous people through American history.[4] Such as the forced displacement and relocation of native Americans to reservations caused health disasters in the 19th century.[4] By the late 1970s their activism enabled some improvement of federal regulations to reduce unwanted sterilization procedures.[4]
Death
[edit]She died at 80 years old on August 9, 2019, and is survived by her 8 children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Marie B Sanchez age 80 of Lame Deer, MT". Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Cheyenne Dictionary". Chief Dull Knife College. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Woman; 442; Concerns of American Indian Women". American Archive of Public Broadcasting. 1977-04-15. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "A 1970 Law Led to the Mass Sterilization of Native American Women. That History Still Matters". Time. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Sterilization". American Archive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Marie Sanchez Interview". YouTube. December 8, 1976. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.