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]
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]
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]
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She died at 80 years old on August 9, 2019, and is survived by her 8 children.[1]
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^ abcdefghijklm. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
^. Chief Dull Knife College. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022.
^ abc. American Archive of Public Broadcasting. 1977-04-15. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.
^ abcdefgh. Time. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022.
^ abc"The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Sterilization". American Archive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
^ ab"Marie Sanchez Interview". YouTube. December 8, 1976. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022.
April 12, 2024
marie, sanchez, marie, elena, brady, sanchez, born, juanita, marie, brady, cheyenne, otseohtse, april, 1939, august, 2019, american, cheyenne, chief, judge, northern, cheyenne, tribe, human, rights, activist, indigenous, people, linguist, marie, elena, brady, . 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 Marie Elena Brady SanchezOtseohtse eBornJuanita Marie Brady 1939 04 30 April 30 1939Lame Deer Montana U S DiedAugust 9 2019 2019 08 09 aged 80 Billings Montana U S NationalityAmericanOccupationsChief Judge of Northern Cheyenne Tribe Human rights defender LinguistYears active1970 2019PartnerCharles T Sanchez Sr Children8ParentsJames Brady father Mary Alice Woodenthigh mother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life editMarie 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 editThroughout 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 editShe 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 amp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie Sanchez amp oldid 1212832417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
