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Martha Grass is a Cherokee woman who participated in the Trail of Broken Treaties. For Mary, the “high point” of the Trail of Broken Treaties was watching Martha Grass speak to Secretary of the Interior, Rogers Morton. Mary says that Martha’s powerful speech, which addressed the problems Native American women and children face, “[spoke] for all of us.” The fact that it was a Native American woman’s speech that resonated most with Mary suggests that other groups—such as Native American men or white women—often overlook the unique issues that Native American women experience, as they are subjected to both racism and sexism.
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Martha Grass Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
The timeline below shows where the character Martha Grass appears in Lakota Woman. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6: We AIM Not to Please
...support, from officials to hippies. One of Mary’s favorite moments from the occupation was when Martha Grass , a middle-aged Cherokee woman, spoke to Rogers Morton, the Secretary of the Interior. She...
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