Maria TallChief (Osage) The Five Indian Ballerinas represent tribes of Osage, Choctaw, America’s First Prima Ballerina Cherokee, Peoria, and Shawnee The “Five Indian Ballerinas:” Maria TallChief, Marjorie TallChief, Yvonne Chouteau, Moscelyne Larkin, and Rosella Hightower St. Kateri Tekakwitha (Mohawk) On October 21, 2012, Kateri became the first Native American to be inducted into Sainthood by the Catholic Church. Seal fur bracelet by Shaax’Saani (Tlingit) Black ash crafts by Kelly Church (Ottawa & Chippewa) Traditional Native American crafts are still being made today. “Self-Fulfilling Portrait” “Wolf Pumps” by Amber Gunn Gauthier (Ho-Chunk/Menominee) by Louie Gong (Nooksack/Salish/Chinese) Contemporary Native American artists use oil paints as well as digital programs to produce artwork. The Iroquois National Lacrosse team. Photo by Percy Abrams. Native Americans created the game stickball, which is very similar to lacrosse and still played today. Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox), Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakotah), Olympic Gold Medalist Notah Begay III (Navajo), the only full-blooded Native on the PGA TOUR Some famous Native American athletes of the 20th and 21st Century. East Coast region Plains region Northwest Coast region Southeast Coast Region Midwest region Southwest region Native American children from all over the US still celebrate their culture and diversity. Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek) Louis Erdrich (Ojibwe) Sherman Alexie (Spokane) There are many different Native American authors who write children’s and young adult books. “Sauganash Mural” on Peterson, east of Kostner “Indian Land Dancing Mural” at Lakeshore Drive/Foster underpass Visit some Native American murals around Chicago! .