• One of the first Apsáalooke (Crow) people to achieve a higher education, and the first Crow registered nurse in the United States
• Worked diligently to modernize the health services offered to her tribe
  

  Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail

  and fight the forced sterilization of Native American women.

• For over 30 years (1930-1960) served as a consultant throughout the United States to improve services to Native American populations; her wit and open candore opened many doors and earned her the respect of many political leaders.
• Passionately dedicated to the health and welfare of children and mothers.
• Performed worldwide as a dancer in the Crow Indian Ceremonial Dancers troupe, preserving and advocating for Native American culture and values.
• Founded the first professional association of Native American nurses.
• Named in 1978 by the American Indian Nurses Association the “Grandmother of American Indian Nurses.”

More information here, here,  here, here, and here

Also see https://nursingclio.org/2020/11/19/susie-walking-bear-yellowtail-and-histories-of-native-american-nursing/