Ada Deer, Wisconsin Native American leader and former federal official, dies at 88

… policies that had rolled back Native American rights. The Menominee Tribe … working as a lecturer in American Indian studies and social work … to become the first Native American woman elected to U. … inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame in …… policies that had rolled back Native American rights. The Menominee Tribe … working as a lecturer in American Indian studies and social work … to become the first Native American woman elected to U. … inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame in …