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Elouise P. Cobell

Elouise P. Cobell

Activist and banker
Elouise Pepion Cobell, also known as Yellow Bird Woman, was a tribal elder and activist, banker, rancher, and lead plaintiff in the groundbreaking class-action suit Cobell v. Salazar. This challenged the United States' mismanagement of trust funds... Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1945, Browning, MT
Died: October 16, 2011 (age 65 years), Great Falls, MT
Known for: Lead plaintiff in Cobell v. Salazar; banker, Treasurer of the Blackfeet Tribe
Awards: Recipient Medal of Freedom 2016